4 'C's of cupcake success
Thaddeus J. Kingston
Issue date: 1/27/10 Section: Entertainment
Community support
There is a saying that goes, "The way to a person's heart is through their stomach." Obviously Sissons and Brooks had this in mind when they decided who was going to supply Daisy Café with their products. All the beer served comes from Wisconsin, the bread and dough come from Madison Sourdough Co. on Mineral Point Road and the coffee and tea come from JBC and Cha Cha, both Madison companies. This alone did not satisfy Sissons's want to support the local community.
According to their Web site (www.daisycafeandcupcakery.com) , "the Daisy Café and Cupcakery is proud to be the largest retailer of Porchlight Products in Madison!" Porchlight is a community organization that helps homeless and other displaced people get back on their feet "by providing housing support, meals and job training." Not only does Daisy retail Porchlight products such as jams, sauerkraut and scone and pancake mixes, they have started to incorporate Porchlight products into their menu, specifically the multigrain pancakes.
Sissons's want to support a project like Porchlight began with his time spent in Seattle. There he was aware of a similar company called Seattle Fair Start. When he relocated to Madison and began to work for the Food Fight Corporation, he was introduced to a woman named Jennifer Martel (The Market Street Diner in Sun Prairie). Following her time at the Market Street Diner, Martel became one of the heads of Porchlight. According to Sissons, when the concept of Daisy became reality the incorporation of Porchlight products into Daisy's retail and menu items "was a match made in heaven."
Beyond what can be found in Daisy Café, their charitable donations and project affiliations extend to all of Wisconsin. Included in these affiliations is Daisy's involvement in the March of Dimes Annual Signature Chef Auction held each October, where they donate "a cupcake a day, every day, for one year."
Also being an English major, Sissons has shown an affinity toward educational programs such as the Madison Metropolitan School's Literacy Program, which is offered throughout the district. Some of the other associations that Daisy helps to support are DAIS (Domestic Abuse Intervention Services), the Boys and Girls Club of Dane County, and the Keep Wisconsin Warm Fund, according to the Daisy Café Web site.
There is a saying that goes, "The way to a person's heart is through their stomach." Obviously Sissons and Brooks had this in mind when they decided who was going to supply Daisy Café with their products. All the beer served comes from Wisconsin, the bread and dough come from Madison Sourdough Co. on Mineral Point Road and the coffee and tea come from JBC and Cha Cha, both Madison companies. This alone did not satisfy Sissons's want to support the local community.
According to their Web site (www.daisycafeandcupcakery.com) , "the Daisy Café and Cupcakery is proud to be the largest retailer of Porchlight Products in Madison!" Porchlight is a community organization that helps homeless and other displaced people get back on their feet "by providing housing support, meals and job training." Not only does Daisy retail Porchlight products such as jams, sauerkraut and scone and pancake mixes, they have started to incorporate Porchlight products into their menu, specifically the multigrain pancakes.
Sissons's want to support a project like Porchlight began with his time spent in Seattle. There he was aware of a similar company called Seattle Fair Start. When he relocated to Madison and began to work for the Food Fight Corporation, he was introduced to a woman named Jennifer Martel (The Market Street Diner in Sun Prairie). Following her time at the Market Street Diner, Martel became one of the heads of Porchlight. According to Sissons, when the concept of Daisy became reality the incorporation of Porchlight products into Daisy's retail and menu items "was a match made in heaven."
Beyond what can be found in Daisy Café, their charitable donations and project affiliations extend to all of Wisconsin. Included in these affiliations is Daisy's involvement in the March of Dimes Annual Signature Chef Auction held each October, where they donate "a cupcake a day, every day, for one year."
Also being an English major, Sissons has shown an affinity toward educational programs such as the Madison Metropolitan School's Literacy Program, which is offered throughout the district. Some of the other associations that Daisy helps to support are DAIS (Domestic Abuse Intervention Services), the Boys and Girls Club of Dane County, and the Keep Wisconsin Warm Fund, according to the Daisy Café Web site.
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