Let 'Em Eat Cake!

SPENCER NUTTING CAME TO PUERTO VALLARTA MORE THAN 40-YEARS AGO. LITTLE DID HE KNOW ON HIS FIRST VISIT THAT SOMEDAY HE WOULD PARTNER WITH A PASTRY CHEF TO OPEN A BAKERY.

“Back in 2018 when the US Supreme Court ruled in favor of a Colorado baker who didn't want to bake any rainbow wedding cakes because it was against his “religion”, I thought, “how stupid! I’ll take that business,” Nutting said. “So I thought up the name, “Let ‘em Eat Cake!” And kept the idea on the back burner. Flash forward to here in Puerto Vallarta and I connected with a Master Class Pastry Chef who I decided to make my vision a reality.”

Chef Royer Arciga graduated from the Nougatine Academia School in Mexico City.

Starting at the young age of 15, in a busy pastry shop, he plied his trade with Master Bakers and Confectioners from large baker families. Thus getting to know the world of pastry.

So here in Puerto Vallarta, in the heart of the Romantica Zone the dream and idea spawn from bigotry, the reality is born. Working from his own kitchen, gay and Lesbian couples, and anyone else for that matter, may purchase rainbow wedding cakes, custom birthday cakes, and cakes for any occasion.

But they won’t sell cakes that promote bigotry.

“So don’t come to us for any Trump cakes,” Nutting said. “Or any nazi or Confederate fag cakes. Only good wholesome gay rainbows & anything you can dream up for your special occasion.”

By David Mark Smith Jr

SINCE 2005, THE LGBTQ+ COMMUNITY IN PUERTO VALLARTA HAS COME TOGETHER TO CELEBRATE PRIDE. THIS YEAR THE ORGANIZERS AT ACT LGBT, WHO SPONSOR THE ANNUAL FESTIVAL IN MAY, HAVE A ROBUST AND DIVERSE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS THAT INTENDS TO MAKE THIS YEAR’S PRIDE CELEBRATION THE BIGGEST ONE YET.

Javier Jimenez, President of ACT LGBT and owner of the Garbo Group, has been supporting Vallarta Pride since its inception and sat down with O&APV to talk more about why he got involved, the exciting new changes made to this year’s pride and the impact he hopes pride has on the greater LGBTQ+ community here in Puerto Vallarta.

What drew you to get involved with pride? What was the calling?

JJ: When I opened my frst business here, the gay community gave me the best support so this is my way of returning that support back to the community here in Vallarta with my time and resources. It takes a lot of time and efort and