hooray for gum paste and Baltimore hipsters

As you may know, I love television. I must admit I watch reality shows pretty often, most of which involve competition of some kind. If a reality show doesn't have competiton in it, it probably has drama between the characters, whether they be Orange County socialites or sarcastic families of multiples. One large exception to this rule of reality TV is Ace of Cakes, the show about Duff Goldman and his crew, who run a cake shop in Baltimore City. This bakery makes ridiculous cakes that resemble pretty much ANYthing a client requests

...such as other food items

...or Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.

The only drama in this show arises when fondant starts to slide or when a delivery is held up by traffic - never through backstabbing or self-centeredness. The chefs/decorators are still witty and entertaining without putting people down. Unheard of! They truly respect each other's creativity and seem to really enjoy working together. I guess it helps that the owner just hired friends to work for him, but what a great community!

I think the closest things to this type of community experience have come for me when people are working towards a common goal. I think more religious and social organizations should be project-oriented (and schools, for that matter!).

Now to figure out how to parlay my pumpkin carving skills into a job at Charm City Cakes...