I recently sat down with "Flip Your Script" host Kristi Piehl, who is also the Founder and CEO of Media Minefield, a PR company based in Minnetonka, Minnesota. During this podcast episode, we discuss life during COVID-19, growing Cheesecake Funk and how Prince played a pivotal role in encouraging me (unbeknownst to him) to take leaps of faith into myself and grow my amazing cheesecake brand. Take a listen. https://www.flipyourscriptpodcast.com/episodes/ep31-vanessa-drews-from

As many of you may or may not know, when I'm baking in the Cheesecake Funk kitchen, coffee fuels me. It brings me comfort, legit hops as needed and warm fragrant smells while brewing in the early morning hours. After meeting Folly Rob's (amazing!) mother, I was eager to sit down with Rob and chat about my Cheesecake Funk journey. As such, I've been testing out adding Folly Coffee to the traditional cheesecake - and boy, oh boy, it's legit. More on this in the coming months! T

As I write this post, it's February 2021, but a few months into the COVID-19 pandemic, I did my first podcast, with Matt Gundrum and Food Under Fire. A great conversation diving into the many unknowns we all were facing, but with the continued determination to move Cheesecake Funk forward no matter what. Take a listen. Looking forward to sitting down with Matt again in the coming months to touch base, check in and have him visit my (soon-to-be) new commercial kitchen location

Sometimes when you have a vision, a goal, a passion for something, it becomes a reality with dedication and determination. Welcome to this cheesecake journey, this path of continued growth and a testiment to everyone to follow your dreams. The growth of Cheesecake Funk has been an amazing journey and soon the world will know all about it! Back in 2008 when my cheesecakes landed as the sole dessert item on the menu at McMahon's Irish Pub in South Minneapolis, I knew baking for