Hollis Wilder Biography

Hollis Wilder grew up in a house where the scent of freshly baked delicacies wafted through the air and out to the garden, where she and her friends put on elaborate theatrical performances. Her parents routinely entertained sophisticated visitors at cocktail and dinner parties, with sweet and savory treats, beautiful flowers from the yard, and, of course, Sinatra on the turntable! She learned how to entertain from this privileged start, and her epicurean inclinations eventually led her to Europe. She learned numerous cuisines via travel and taste, and she came to America with a mission to promote an unusual way of cooking and catering to the public! She had no idea she'd leave an indelible impression on Hollywood. When Max Mutchnick (the creator and producer of Will and Grace, as well as other prominent television series) found Hollis, her career as a chef took off. A celebrity was formed thanks to his support and contacts. She began cooking for some of Hollywood's most well-known television shows and celebrities. Demi Moore, Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Annette Benning, Bruce Willis, Warren Beatty, Jay Leno, The Rolling Stones, and even Mikhail Gorbachev were among her clients, with names like Demi Moore, Tom Cruise, Nicole Kidman, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Annette Benning, Bruce Willis, Warren Beatty, Jay Leno, The Rolling Stones! She relocated to Winter Park in 2004 and established Sweet By Holly in July 2008. Sweet! Holly established itself as a dessert destination by incorporating childhood tastes with her cupcakes. Her second facility, in Jacksonville, Florida, debuted in 2011. Both locations offer 30 daily kinds of gourmet cupcakes, as well as 12 flavors of self-serve ice yogurt and 48 toppings. Both provide delivery via a refrigerated cupcake truck in urban regions. Her career took a new direction when she was recruited by The Food Network to be a participant in Cupcake Wars, where she was twice declared the champion. She was picked for the filming of Cupcake Confidential on their sister channel, The Cooking Channel, not long after. Wilder has signed a book agreement with Stewart, Tabori, and Chang, an imprint of Abrams Books in New York, to publish a cookbook with 100 savory dishes, all of which will be made in the traditional American cupcake pan. This cookbook, set to be released in 2013, aims to transform people's perceptions of the cupcake pan and its unlimited possibilities for living life in parts. She's a force to be reckoned with, and she also travels the country giving motivational presentations about empowerment, achievement, and personal growth to universities and businesses. "Miss Holly's Baker's Dozen: Messages To Inspire and Surprise" is the title of her presentation, which takes the audience on a personal trip through Hollywood, television, writing a book, and building a business from the bottom up. Anyone's life may benefit from these thirteen basic guidelines for delicious success. She believes that by drawing on her own life's experiences, her tale will serve as a platform of information that listeners will find useful as they traverse their own paths.

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