LOCAL SPOTLIGHT | FLOUR & BLOOM
We could just stop at their adorable name - but there’s so much more to this extraordinary bakery. Our go to recommendation to our clients for all things baked in the Napa Valley and Bay Area is Flour & Bloom. Whether it’s a formal wedding cake, whimsical groom’s cake, birthday or dessert bar this bakery focuses on both the aesthetic and flavor, providing a fun and memorable sweet finish for any celebration.
TAKE THE CAKE
Owners, partners, creative directors, Ora Beth and Curt make a dynamic team.
Ora Beth Mika
Ora Beth started her career honing her craft in local bakeries around Northern California. While she is a classically trained pastry chef, her love has always been cake! For over 10 years, she has been providing clients with the ultimate experience – bringing to life an edible piece of art for their celebration. She has created cakes for celebrities and high profile clients all over the world, and she has studied with top sugar artists. All this preparation came with her as she competed on Food Network’s Easter Basket Challenge and won!
Curt Yamada
Born and raised in Hawaii, Curt Yamada, brings to Flour and Bloom Cakes over 20 years of professional baking experience. He discovered his love of baking at a young age, while helping his mother make Christmas cookies. Always drawn to the visual arts, he studied painting and photography, and in college majored in Art and Media Communication. After obtaining a Master of Fine Arts degree in Film and Television Production, he stumbled back into baking when he took a professional pastry class while between film projects. Deciding that he could combine baking and art, he enrolled in culinary school. He worked as a decorator at different wine country bakeries, before helping to start up Flour and Bloom Cakes in 2018.
PIECE OF CAKE
When choosing your cake or dessert for your next event consider these influencers, too.
Aesthetic | Gather lots of cake design inspiration photos that appeal to you and share with your baker.
Flavors | You may have an idea of a flavor for your cake but be open to ideas your baker may have, too. An unusual pairing of cake and frosting may have never occurred to you! Also, consider what will be in season at the time of your event - flavors and availability are always better when an ingredient is in season.
Venue | Your venue can also influence the cake design. Consider the formality - or informality - of the event space, architecture, colors, natural surroundings.
Menu | Choose a cake flavor that complements your food menu. Ensure that flavors flow nicely with the other foods that are being served.
HAVE YOUR CAKE AND EAT IT TOO
We’ve noticed more and more clients offering dessert bars to appeal to a variety of guests’ palates. Flour & Bloom offers custom dessert bars with an array of sweets instantly creating a beautiful, interactive, edible display. Choose from mini cookies, seasonal mini truffles, mini tarts and pies, cheesecake bites, mini eclairs, mini cupcakes, cake bites, French macarons, peanut butter eggs or customize with your personal favorites.
