FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.qns.com JANUARY 28, 2016 • BUZZ • THE QUEENS COURIER 37 Baker Denise Passarelli will Photo courtesy of Denise Passarelli/Denise Makes Cakes compete against other expert bakers in a baking competition on the Food Network. ONSITE DOCTORS • EYE EXAMS • CONTACTS • 1 HOUR SERVICE • VISION PLANS ACCEPTED • SUNGLASSES • LOWEST PRICES $99 DISPOSABLE CONTACTS Includes: EYE EXAM, 2 Boxes of Lenses Clear Soft brand clear spherical Lenses/ *Contact lens fitting additional. Not valid with any other offers, sales, vision plans or packages. Must present prior to purchase. Offer valid at this location only. Some restrictions apply. See store for details. Expires 2/29/16 2 PAIR OF EYEGLASSES $79 Includes: EYE EXAM, Frames & Lenses Select frames with clear plastic, single vision lenses+/- 4 sph., 2 cyl. Not valid with any other offers, sales, vision plans or packages. Must present prior to purchase. Offer valid at this location only. Expires 2/29/16 NO-LINE BIFOCAL EYEGLASSES $99 Includes: EYE EXAM, No-Line Bifocal Lenses & Frame Select frame with select clear plastic no-line bifocal lenses +/- 4 sph., 2 cyl up to 2.50 add. Not valid with any other offers, sales, vision plans or packages. Must present prior to purchase. Offer valid at this location only. Expires 2/29/16 $100 OFF A FREE Pair of st Sunglasses or Spare Pair Includes FREE EYE EXAM 2013 Second pair frame from select group with plastic, single vision lenses ‘+/- 4 sph, 2 cyl. Dilation & contact lens exam additional. Not valid with any other offers, sales, vision plans or packages. Must present prior to purchase. Expires 2/29/16 of the THE QUEENS QueensCourier.com Place FLEX SPENDING Use it or lose it! QC QC QC QC Amazing Winter Savings BAY TERRACE SHOPPING CENTER 211-51 26 AVENUE • BAYSIDE, NY 11360 718.631.3699 *FREE Eye Exam with the purchase of glasses. Contact Lens Exam and fitting add’l. *See store for details. buzz Middle Village baker appearing on Food Network competition ‘Cake Wars’ BY ALINA SURIEL asuriel@qns.com/@alinangelica Middle Village baker Denise Passarelli has big things on her horizon, including a star turn in one of her favorite competitive reality shows. Passarelli — the pastry artist behind Denise Makes Cakes, a custom bakery service — will be one of four expert bakers facing off to make a mind-blowing cake creation and earn a $10,000 prize on an upcoming episode of “Cake Wars” on the Food Network. Passarelli began baking professionally in 2011 after working in radiation therapy for eight years. Although baking was a major career switch for Passarelli, she considered it her true calling and was determined to turn it into a successful business venture. “I felt that it was best to have my own business,” she said, “but was diffi cult and a sacrifi ce to do both.” She continued to work full time as a radiation therapist while studying pastries and baking arts in the Institute of Culinary Education. During this period, she also graduated from the school’s culinary management program, where she was voted most likely to succeed. Passarelli noted that she is a big fan of “Cake Wars” and it was surreal to be chosen for a program she had watched so many times. She was especially excited to see the set in person and meet Ron Ben-Israel, a widely renowned confectionery master who serves as one of the judges on the show. She said that being judged on camera was “as nerve-wracking as a fi ring squad” and she felt vulnerable beside her fi nal presentation because of how much was at stake. “This is your livelihood,” Passarelli said, “and they’re either going to love it or they’re going to hate it.” While Passarelli is currently the only employee working under Denise Makes Cakes, she expects to expand soon as business picks up from the exposure of her appearance on reality television. She has recently completed other high-profi le projects, including a custom cake order that appeared in an HBO series, and aims to move Denise Makes Cakes into her own storefront or studio in the near future. “It’s kind of amazing because it’s a hard road when you decide to drop everything you’ve been doing to open a business,” Passarelli said. “It’s exciting that now I can see all these things come to fruition.” The “Cake Wars” episode featuring Denise Passarelli of Denise Makes Cakes will air on Mar. 28 on the Food Network. Please welcome Tyler Benjamin Rappaport, born December 25, 2015 at 5:12 PM. We would like to thank the entire North Shore Towers community for their generosity, love and support. Tyler Benjamin is so lucky to have so many caring and loving people surrounding him. We feel so blessed! With Love, Tony & Jacquelyn
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