Cookies and Celebrities

Goodie Bag confirms that the Los Angeles stereotype of size zero, fitness crazy, bony celebrities is a misleading perception. Duh. From Crumbs Cupcakes to Dan Tana's pasta Diavolo, the Los Angeles population knows when it is time to indulge. And when Goodie Bag hosts a holiday cookie exchange for the Association of Celebrity Personal Assistants, it is time to indulge.

On a cool evening at the Bel Air Bay Club on the scenic PCH, 70 celebrity personal assistants gathered for food, drinks, gifts, warm fire, and brought their favorite cookies. Goodie Bag set the scene with glittery Christmas trees, an oversized center piece filled with red and white candy and flowers, apothecary jars, cake stands, and candy cane adorned mugs of Amaretto spiked chocolate milk.

Guests received invitations which told them to bring a dozen cookies and a stack of recipes (invitations made by Goodie Bag) on either Gingerbread House ornaments made of actual gingerbread, giant candy cane colored lollipops, or red and white striped oven mitts with wooden spoons attached. As guests poured in, the table came to life with overflowing amounts of chocolate chip cookies, gingerbread men, sprinkle cookies, sugar cookies, chocolate chocolate chip cookies, molasses cookies, snickerdoodles, biscotti, tea cookies, Gluten free cookies, Peanut Butter cookies, oatmeal raisin cookies, shortbread cookies.....and the list grows but I am going to get on with it and stop making your mouth water. The cookie exchange was fun for the celeb assistants because they got to go home with 12 new cookies and a new recipe book that was assembled in a custom made album (see picture above). Maybe it was the Amaretto chocolate milk, or the insane abundance of cookies, but the exchange was a frenzy of "oooohs" and "ahhhs" and kid-like shoving to get to the biggest most delicious looking cookies. All in all, the cookie exchange was a huge success, interactive, indulgent, fun, different, and the display looked like a piece of irresistible, festive, edible artwork.

To host your own cookie exchange Goodie Bag recommends using consistency by picking a theme (colors, shapes, or ingredients) and getting creative with every aspect of your party by using your theme throughout from invitations, to drinks, to decor.

For party planning help, or other elaborate dessert and candy buffets visit www.goodiebagevents.com

The Association of Celebrity Personal Assistants is an international organization that holds monthly networking meetings. www.acpa-la.com

Breast CANswer: A Charitable Salon Night

The days of summer are diminishing but that doesn’t mean your tan has to suffer! In fact, a healthier way to get a beautiful tan and skip the whole cancer issue (not to mention wrinkles) is with Sunless Studio in Beverly Hills located in the Kevin Josephson Salon. The girls of Sunless Studio are aware that you need a tan all year and you need it fast. These girls are not only conscience of their clients, but have a strong social conscience as well.

So in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness month, Sunless Studio is teaming up with Goodie Bag Events on October 13^th at 7pm to produce a night of altruism and indulgence (what a rare combination) with a mini spa night to benefit Breast Cancer Awareness. The beneficiary is My Vision which provides fertility and support to young women in their 20’s and 30’s who suffer from the inability to reproduce after the effects of chemotherapy from breast cancer. The event will be held at the Kevin Josephson Salon and promises to be a night of luxury and plain fun.

Guests will be sipping pink cocktails by Jett Vodka and snacking on organic finger sandwiches by Le Pain Quotidien as they get a sampling of facials, manicures, luxe lashes, hair blowouts, and sunless tanning. The silent auction promises to cater to the salon-going crowd with trips to Puerto Vallarta, Michael Star’s tees. Private training sessions, shopping trips with Lisa Kline, and tons more! Of course guests are welcome to book the full experience for any service and with the reward of knowing the proceeds go to breast cancer awareness.

So if you are like lots of pink, lots of fun, beauty, friends, and giving back, join Sunless Studio and Goodie Bag Events for this special night. See you there!!

For more information on planning charity events or any other social gathering visit www.goodiebagevents.com

For more information on Sunless Studio visit www.sunlessstudio.com