ROBIN MYERS CAKES, CURIOSITIES AND
COURAGE… BY C A R O LY N D R I N K A R D
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he best chefs in the world have a way of taking simple ingredients that everybody else knows, and then turning them into something completely unexpected. Robin Myers does that! You see, Robin is a cake artist, who can tune into a person’s innermost wishes and then bring those wishes to life in an unforgettable delicious way. Robin grew up in a family that enjoyed cooking. They lived in the small community of Vineland, northwest of Thomasville. Her love of baking and also her talent for painting came from her mother, Sue Rutherford. Her attention to detail and eye for symmetry came from her father, James, a carpenter who built houses for over 30 years. After marrying Phil Myers and being blessed with three children, Robin prepared home meals from scratch to feed her young family and make ends meet. “Some of the best meals I made came from using what I already had at home,” she laughed. On Valentine’s Day 2002, Robin’s life changed forever. She and her children were in a serious automobile accident near their
Robin and Phil celebrated at their youngest daughter’s wedding. Eve handles all the social media for their online business.
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