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Join us at the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library for a youth author talk.
The DC Public Library, in collaboration with Mocha Media, is inviting teen baker, social entrepreneur, and food-justice advocate Michael C. Platt to discuss his debut cookbook, Michaels Desserts: Sweets for a Cause. This book Features 45+ dessert recipes for cupcakes, cookies, snacks, and more, served with valuable life lessons—Michaels Desserts goes beyond baking and triumphs amidst autobiographies and other inspirational books for black teen boys.
Platt will be in conversation with Thomas Squire, founder of ThomasThyme Catering. Following the conversation, Platt will participate in an audience Q&A, as well as a culinary demonstration. Make sure to stick around for an MLK-themed cupcake giveaway!
Thanks to a generous donation by the DC Public Library Foundation, free copies of Michaels Desserts: Sweets for a Cause and cupcakes will be given away to the first 50 people registered!
About the Author
Michael C. Platt is a 17-year-old baker, business owner, social entrepreneur, and food justice advocate. Michael has been baking since he was nine but has been interested in the challenges of inequality since he learned about the historic March on Washington at age 6. Michael came from a home of educators and advocates and began to ask questions about inequity's challenges early on. Inspired by a pair of TOMS shoes he received as a present, Michael decided that he would start a baking business with a 1-for1 model. From the beginning of Michael's Desserts, he has donated a dessert to someone in need for every dessert he sells. With this model, Michael has served hundreds of people.
Michael appeared with 11 of the best kid bakers in the country in season 4 of Kids Baking Championship on Food Network and has been featured in the Capital Gazette, WUSA9 news, CBS news, and PGCTV news.
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Thomas Squire was born and raised in Silver Spring, Maryland. From an early age, he’s had a love for serving people. He attended Coastal Carolina University, where he earned his bachelor’s degree in Communication with a minor in Journalism and recently obtained his master’s degree in Special Education from Howard University.
Thomas has been cooking since an early age and after completing his undergraduate degree he began cooking and experimenting with new recipes to the point that he decided to pursue it as a business creating ThomasThyme. Thomas is frequently featured on ABC's Good Morning Washington and Fox 5's Good Day DC doing cooking demos and recipe testing. Most recently he was featured catering for the Bravo's "Married to Medicine'' while they were in Washington, DC for the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington.
AGE GROUP: | Seniors | Birth - 5 | Adults | 5 - 12 Years Old | 13 - 19 Years Old (Teens) |
EVENT TYPE: | Author Talk |
