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In today’s fast-paced world we often end up eating on the run. Gathering in the kitchen to cook and socialize is a quaint idea from the past. But now you can bring back that tradition with the click of a mouse.
A professional comedian and a TV editor -- two independent women with a common passion … food. They’re meeting for the first time. But they’ve been chatting for months on BakeSpace, the MySpace for bakers.
“You may come for the food, but you’re definitely going to stay for the conversation. Once you see the people who are passionate about food and see recipes and see stories behind the recipes you’re hooked,” Babette Pepaj, BakeSpace.com founder, told Ivanhoe.
Members swap recipes, customize on-line kitchens, create blogs and chat through instant messaging.
“As opposed to kind of cold and chef-like,” BakeSpace member, Jessie Marion, said.
 That’s the idea. Once members get to know each other, they know where to go for the best chicken, cookie or cupcake recipes. It was Marion's leftover turnovers that lured Jackie Kashian to her on-line kitchen.
“So we started chatting and it’s weird because she literally lives like two miles from me,” Kashian said.
 Close enough for a cook-over. Kashian brings chicken and Marion supplies leftovers. And they mix up some dough, cream cheese, butter and flour. While the dough cools in the fridge they mix chopped chicken, stuffing and mashed potatoes to make a filling. Then they roll the dough, cut and fill. Last, they brush on an egg wash and fold. Twenty minutes later … Thanksgiving in a pocket.
Not a bad BakeSpace connection. New food, a new friend and a neighbor neither knew they had.
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