About Sweet Guys
Although they have been making sweets since the time both were kids, Peter and Paul began their professional career in 2005. After taking their first Wilton course, they expanded their knowledge base completing all of the Wilton basic courses. From there, they went on to study chocolate making techniques with Ellen Prescott. In 2008, they joined the International Cake Exploration Societe' (ICES) where they have learned from some of the worlds' finest sugar artists: Christina Banner, Zane Beg, Carrie Biggers, Susan Carberry, Autumn Carpenter, Norman Davis, Edna de la Cruz, Mary Jo Dowling, Elaine Gonzalez, Nicholas Lodge, Beth Parvu, Geraldine Randelsome, Ruth Rickey, Becky Rink, James Roselle, B. Keith Ryder, Kathy Scott, Steven Stellingwerf, Betty Van Norstrand, and Kerry Vincent.
Accolades:
December 2011: Paul and Peter's work is again published in the December 2011 ICES Newsletter.
Shown were Paul's holiday gumpaste bouquet that he learned with Chef Nichloas Lodge,
Peter's lace gingerbread house (which he will be teaching in Reno, NV at the 2012 ICES
Convention), and Paul's chocolate sleigh with holiday-inspired truffles (which he taught at the
2011 ICES Convention in Charlotte, NC).
August 2011: Peter is awarded the first Kay Pitts Memorial Scholarship at the ICES Convention in
Charlotte, NC for further studies in the sugar arts. Peter, like Kay, was from Illnois.
July 2011: Peter's baby and wedding dipped cookies were shown in the color section of the July
2011 ICES Newsletter
* May 2011: Paul & Peter were bronze level sponsors for "EX-ZAAAAAACTLY", a fashion runway
show hosted at Mr. Sisters nighclub. Featured new designs for both men and women were
displayed by "Project Runway" celebrity fashion designerCasanova (featured left picture center
with Paul & Peter) and talented fashion designer Juan Colon (featured right picture center with
Peter & Paul). Sweet Guys made chocolates for goodie bags for the designers, their models,
and other VIP guests, while all guests enjoyed chocolate treats prepared by the two.
* February/March 2011: Sweet Guys does it again!!! Paul & Peter take home 32 ribbons (out of 40
entries submitted) in the Central Florida Fair Confectionery Design and Baked Home Goods
categories. Paul once again for the second year in a row swept the gumpaste flower category
with his first place holiday season gumpaste bouquet taking Best of Division: Professional
Adults and Peter swept the gingerbread house category.
* December 2010: Paul's Seasonal Cookies were shown in the color section of the Winter 2010
ICES Newsletter.
* March 2010: Central Florida Fair Sugar Arts Winners: 4 First Place Ribbons, 7 Second Place
Ribbons, 8 Third Place Ribbons.
* August 2009: Paul was honored with the Susan O'Boyle Jacobsen Memorial Scholarship at the
ICES Convention in Illinois.
* March 2009: Central Florida Fair Sugar Arts Winners: 1 First Place Ribbon, 2 Second Place
Ribbons, 1 Third Place Ribbon.
* January 2009: Paul & Peter are each awarded a FL ICES Convention Scholarship to be used at
the 2009 ICES Convention in Illinois.