Last Dance, Last Chance for “Putting on the Pounds” Bake Sale with Lee Brian Schrager

 After a washed out Memorial Day Weekend where someone left the cake out in the rain, Lee Brian Schrager’s “Putting on the Pounds (LBS)” Bake Sale is Stayin’ Alive one last Sunday to benefit the SOBEWFF® & FIU Chaplin School Hospitality Industry Relief Fund.  

Joining Lee on Sunday is Hot Stuff Samantha Schnur, otherwise known as The Naughty Fork, the Forbes 30 Under 30 foodie influencer who turned a decadent Instagram account into a powerhouse digital media and marketing business supporting the food and beverage industry. Also resuming co-hosting duties, because he Never Can Say Goodbye, is Andrew Gonzalez of Night Owl Cookies, the Miami favorite who has been with the bake sale since its humble funky beginnings.

Social distancing protocols continue, so guests can Boogie Oogie Oogie on over in their cars to pick up this week’s line-up of groovy goodies, while providing much needed financial relief for South Florida restaurants and bars. Badia Spices is once again generously matching all proceeds, so spend big and Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough!

“It’s my birthday and our last bake sale, so what else can I say but I’m So Excited,” exclaimed Lee Brian Schrager, Founder and Director of SOBEWFF®. “We felt so terrible after having to cancel last week’s bake sale because of the weather, so we really want to make our grand finale the best one yet. I can’t help but reflect on the great disco hit, I Will Survive, when I think about the many local restaurant and bar owners who are doing everything they can to reopen and make it in this crazy new normal. I’m calling on everyone in the South Florida community to come out and show their support for the people who have always been there to serve us. I can’t think of a better way to celebrate my birthday than to give back to my friends in the hospitality industry.”

The local food and beverage icons bringing delectable dishes to Lee’s Brick House this week for $25 each will be:

• Night Owl Cookies Box of (6) Assorted Signature Homemade Cookies

• Hedy Goldsmith’s Sour Cream Coffee Cake with Cinnamon Streusel and Chocolate Chips and Signed Copy of Hedy Goldsmith’s Baking Out Loud: Fun Desserts with Big Flavors
• The Salty Donut “Lee’s Birthday Bake Sale Box” including (6) Assorted Donuts: Birthday Cake Batter, Glazed with Disco Glitter Dusting, S’mores, White Chocolate Tres Leches, Brown Butter + Salt, and Guava + Cheese
• Coyo Taco Scott Linquist’s Duck Enchiladas in Mole Coloradito, includes a bottle of Homemade Chipotle Morita Salsa
• The Dumpling Lady Miami’s Spicy Pork Dumplings, Box of (12) Spicy Pork Dumplings with Dumpling Sauce and Spicy Mayonnaise
• Hy Vong’s Brownies, includes (4) Brownies with Fudge Sauce
• Sweet Melody Crafted Ice Cream’s 4-Pint Pack, including Vanilla Bean, Strawberry Fields Whenever, Once You Go Black, and Jon Dough flavors
• Finka Table & Tap Eileen Andrade’s Cuban Sunday Survival Kit, including (2) Guava Pastelitos, (2) Beef Pastelitos, (2) Cheese Pastelitos, (6) Islas Canarias Ham Croquetas, and (4) Mini 1/2 Noches 
• Finka Table & Tap Eileen Andrade and Gio Gutierrez’s Equelecua Cocktail Mixer, made with Lime, Pineapple, Mandarine Napoléon, Cranberry Jam, and New Orleans Bitters, Havana Club Blanco Rum not included
• Knaus Berry Farm’s Strawberry Jelly, available for the first 70 customers
• Lee Schrager Signed Copy of The Food Network South Beach Wine & Food Festival Cookbook, free when you spend $150 or more

Follow @leeschrager on Instagram for the address, details and updates.  Please bring cash and exact change. Additional donations for the Relief Fund will also be accepted. The SOBEWFF® & FIU Chaplin School Hospitality Industry Relief Fund provides immediate financial support to independently owned and operated restaurants and bars impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties. To date, the Fund has raised more than $1.6 million and has already granted over $1.5 million to more than 500 local restaurants in South Florida. For more information about the Fund, to donate, or to apply for a relief grant, please visit www.sobewff.org/industry-relief.