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Show 680, May 23, 2026: 2026 tsp Baking Company, North Las Vegas with Proprietress & Baker Kari Garcia

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Kari Garcia of TSP Baking Company

tsp. Baking Company (a proudly female-owned enterprise) in North Las Vegas is the realized dream of home baker turned pro, Kari Garcia, Their diverse menu of mini cupcakes, cookies, cakes and custom cakes changes monthly. They do ship cookies by the dozen (personally packed by Baker Kari) anywhere in the United States. They are known for the “Dirty Cookie.” Their slogan is: “Happiness is Served Here!”

tsp Baking Company was the dessert hit of the Vegas Unstripped food festival on the spacious pool deck at The Palms on April 26th. Their featured item (among a smorgasbord of properly decadent treats) was their Double Feature cookie, a special for May. It’s a buttered popcorn cookie with Peanut M&M’s.

Baker Kari Garcia puts down her whisk to join us. Her typical day at tsp starts at 3:00 a.m.!

Show 507, January 14, 2023: Toran Grays, Proprietor, Extraordinary Banana Pudding, Participant, Long Beach Black Restaurant Week

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Toran Grays of Extraordinary Banana Pudding

“The city-wide 2nd annual Long Beach Black Restaurant Week will take place January 22-29, 2023. Long Beach Black Restaurant Week will be an avenue to bring everyone to the table, from all walks of life, to showcase the city’s diverse Black food scene. Organized by Long Beach Food & Beverage, a California registered 501(c)3 non-profit, Long Black Restaurant Week is an eight day, city-wide event devoted to celebrating African, African American, and Caribbean fare in and around Long Beach. The event also seeks to highlight Black-owned food businesses as well as Black chefs and bartenders.”

One of the participating gourmet specialty food entities in Long Beach Black Restaurant Week is Extraordinary Banana Pudding founded by Toran Grays in La Mesa In 2020. The original recipe was created by Toran’s great-grandmother and passed down by the women in his Family. In October of 2021 Toran opened his 2nd Extraordinary Banana Pudding retail store on Long Beach Blvd. We’ll meet him.

Extraordinary Banana Pudding serves some 40 varieties of Banana Pudding along with Pudding Tacos, Pudding-Filled Cupcakes and even a Pudding Sandwich. Visitors to the store can sample any of the 40 varieties of Extraordinary Banana Pudding.

Special Offer: Guests who visit the Long Beach Extraordinary Banana Pudding during Long Beach Black Restaurant Week receive $2 off their order when they mention LB Black Restaurant Week. Enjoy.