Sweet and Sour, Legend: Patti LaBelle, Piece of Cake

About this episode

The episode features segments on prestigious car shows, legendary singer Patti LaBelle, and a unique cake picnic initiative.

Lee Cowan visits The Concours d’Elegance, widely considered the most prestigious car show in the world, and The Concours d’Lemons, which celebrates the unloved, the junkers and the failures of the automotive world. Both events happen on the same weekend, a few miles apart in California. Tracy Smith catches up with legendary singer Patti LaBelle, who has been performing for six decades. Faith Salie catches up with Elisa Sunga, who never saw a cake in her life until she was 14 years old. Today, she’s behind an international touring cake picnic, where hundreds to thousands of cakes are often brought to the table.

People in this episode

Hosts: Lee Cowan, Tracy Smith

Guests: Patti LaBelle, Elisa Sunga

Topics covered

• automotive events
• music
• cake culture
• Patti LaBelle
• California events

Keywords

• Patti LaBelle
• cake picnic
• automotive shows
• The Concours d’Elegance
• The Concours d’Lemons

Mentioned in this episode

Places: California

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