MINDY CONE is an entertaining, food, dessert, and party stylist on the popular blog Creative Juice. She writes about everything you need to know to entertain your guests and kids with style and creativity. Her talent for perfectly themed parties combined with her love for macarons inspired her first book Gourmet French Macarons.  Although an East coast girl at heart, she currently lives in Northern California with her husband and two young children. Visit her blog at getcreativejuice.com.