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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News Record, 2016-01-27, Page 66 News Record • Wednesday, January 27, 2016 The Pink Flamingo Bakery goes Hollywood Valerie Gillies Clinton News Record Erin Bolger, owner/operator of The Pink Flamingo Bakery & Boutique in Bayfield, is no stranger to either baking or tel- evision. Her signature pink lemonade cupcakes won her a spot in the upcoming televised baking competition show "Sugar Showdown Bolger grew up in Blyth, graduated from Central Huron Secondary School then moved to Toronto to study to become a makeup artist. She landed a position with City TV and with various lifestyle shows where she happily worked as a makeup artist for 20 years. Bolger explains that she baked through this entire time. "I would bake and feed the crew. I baked when I was stressed out, not necessarily from work, but from dating." Out of this emotional baking, Bolger cobbled together her first book which is a combina- tion of her dating stories, inter- mixed with recipes she used to work her way through the drama. "The Happy Baker" was born. Bolger dubbed both her cookbook and herself The Happy Baker. She is also very interested in public relations and does all of her own PR for her cookbook in Canada. She did take her book to Dragon's Den six years ago and the epi- sode repeats every year. Harle- quin has since bought out the rights to her book in the United States and sells copies through Amazon.com. Bolger retains the Canadian rights. Enter Jason Crawford of Brussels. After so many disap- pointingyears of disastrous dat- ing, Bolger met Crawford in 2010. Bolger was trying to figure out what her next step would be, but was still doing the makeup and going with the flow. They have since married, which brought Bolger back to her home area, now making her home in Brussels with Crawford. Both makeup and decorat- ing are creative and visual. It was a natural step to begin bak- ing aking in her new home. Three years ago The Pink Flamingo Bakery & Boutique was opened in Bayfield. After being in Toronto for so many years, Bolger admitted, "it was a shock to my system being storm - stayed when I first moved" Due to the weather, the retail outlet for the bakery is opened when the snow melts, generally around Easter then closed for the winter when the Christmas orders are finished. In the off season, Bolger continues to fill orders on her own from the bakery kitchen. In the summer, the bakery is busy enough that Bolger hires employees, up to four at the height of the tourist season. Sharon Thompson began working at The Pink Flamingo Bakery this past summer. Bolger had already begun the process to win a spot on the baking competition show "Sugar Showdown" to show- case her business. She received the call during the bakery's bus- iest time in the year to be at the studio for the taping and to bring an assistant. Bolger had little time to prepare, so asked her newest employee within her second day on the job, if she would assist her in a televised baking competition. Thomp- son is generally shy and was very nervous about it, but agreed to help out. Bolger laughs relating this tale saying, Thompson "even dyed her hair pink to represent The Pink Flamingo': CONTINUED > PAGE 7 6117115,ff Iguite *tte,t a7a. 7061414 are 74e4e Aea e‘rehe4; Clinton United Church 105 Ontario Street 519-482-9553 • : www.clintonunited.ca Ministry Team Word and Sacrament: Rev. Randy Covey MDiv Children and Youth: Kathy Douglas DM Director of Music: Louise Dockstader JANUARY 31 10:30 am Worship Foodgrains lunch and ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Nursery & Sunday School Christian Reformed Church 243 Princess St. E. 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St. Paul's Anglican Church A Congregation of the Parish of The Holy Spirit 49 Ontario St., Cinton The Reverend Lynn Mitchell, Interim Priest Organist & Choir Master: Dana Prouse Sunday January 31 Worship at 11:15 am Council meets Wed. Jan 27 at 7 pm Annual Vestry meeting following worship Everyone Welcome Breanne Stafford Erin Bolger is the owner/operator of The Pink Flamingo Bakery & Boutique in Bayfield. To her, baking was just as much a part of her former career in television as being a makeup artist. Bolger returned to the studio as a contestant in a baking competition. 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