Nikki Kaapke, star of ABC’s The Bachelor and Bachelor Pad, has founded The Dekadent Diva, Inc.,  a private cooking/catering company.

To celebrate the launch of her company, to promote her upcoming published cook book (The Dekadent Diva ~ Glamorous Cooking for the Simplest of Chefs) and to raise funds for the Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation, Kaapke will host “An Evening of Dekadence” in Chicago, Ill. June 11, 2011 at Soldier Field Stadium.

Guests of the launch party will be in store for a glittering event, greeted by a red carpet entrance, adorning formal black tie attire while enjoying a fashion show and celebrating with music, designer cupcakes, delicious food and bubbly cocktails created by The Dekadent Diva herself, Nikki Kaapke.

The event will also feature company’s models, The Dekadent Darlings and announce the (contest) the company’s “Darling of the Year” . The winner will grace the runway wearing a special charity apron (to be auctioned during the event) benefiting Bear Necessities. Also auctioned that evening will be autographed portraits of each Dekadent Darling and Divine Gift Baskets from The Dekadent Diva, Inc.

The Dekadent Diva offers services such as custom designed menus, private/group cooking lessons, catered dinner parties and designer cupcakes. Amongst Kaapke’s list of clients includes Ann & Jesse Csincsak and Molly Mesnick.

“Things have really taken off since The Dekadent Diva’s conception in October of 2010,” Kaapke says. “Friends missed my daily (Facebook) posts about my cooking while shooting for ABC’s The Bachelor Pad (July 2010) and recommended that I start a blog. The blog grew into a website, I was offered to publish a cook book and four months later I have clients, catered events, requests for designer cupcakes and overwhelming anticipation from fans to purchase their own Dekadent Diva cook book”.

Kaapke has always enjoyed cooking. While filming The Bachelor Pad, she cooked all of the meals for her fellow cast mates. Several dozen former cast members from the show will be in attendance for The Dekadent Diva launch party in Chicago this coming June. “It means so much to have my “Bachelor” family supporting me. We really are friends who back each other up for the important things in one another’s life”.

“When creating The Dekadent Diva, Inc. I thought of past American domestic icons like Donna Reed and June Cleaver. Today’s versions are Rachel Ray & Martha Stewart. I would like to consider myself a synergy of both worlds. Bringing back the traditional value of family time, sitting down at the dinner table together or entertaining at home with friends and family and merge with the modern flair and fun of today’s cooking”.

Kaapke has been an advocate of anti-Cancer organizations for over a decade and “immediately thought of giving back to the community” by officially partnering up with the Bear Necessities Pediatric Cancer Foundation.

Ticket sales for “An Evening of Dekadence” are available now throughwww.eventsbots.com. For further details on the event contact Kaapke and The Dekadent Diva, Inc. via email at DekadentDiva@gmail.com.

CONTACT:
Nikki Kaapke
Owner/Founder
The Dekadent Diva, Inc.
Phn: (312) 907-0202
Email: DekadentDiva@gmail.com
Website: http://TheDekadentDiva.com/