Cookie creator Spencer Pratt who was bullied by Jimmy Kimmel’s sister gives a positive update
The baker behind Los Angeles-based “Vote Pratt” cookies surprised Spencer Pratt at a campaign event Saturday with her thanks after her political cookie became the talk of the nation.
Daniela Romano, the baker behind the Spencer Pratt cookies that caused a social media firestorm involving Jimmy Kimmel’s sister-in-law, told Pratt that orders are still pouring in across the country weeks after the delicious controversy first erupted online.
“He got me a lot of business, it’s crazy,” Romano told Pratt. “I also wanted to come and give you something.”
The cookies have exploded online after a controversy erupted over their sale at a Brentwood grocery store.
Allegations that Jimmy Kimmel’s sister, Carly Kimmel, objected to Pratt’s delicatessen set fire to social media.
Now, that attention translates into orders from all over America.
“We get calls from all over the country,” Romano told the California Post.
“I had someone call me from Canada today. I’ve had someone call me from West Virginia, South Carolina, Florida. Everywhere. Texas, mostly Texas.”
Demand has been so great that Romano is still working on a way to ship cookies across the country.
“Oh, we’re talking like thousands,” he said of the requests.
For Romano, success has a special meaning.
Romano lost both his home and bakery job in the Palisades Fire.
After spending decades building his business in Pacific Palisades, Romano is now rebuilding it from a small storefront with help from his brother and his team of bakers.
The sudden increase in orders gave his business an unexpected boost during one of the most difficult chapters in his life.
“It really opened up a new way of selling,” Romano said. “Actually, people know where I am now because they didn’t know where I’ve been.”
At Saturday’s event, Romano told Pratt that he has been encouraged by her campaign and her willingness to fight for local issues.
“I worked in that city for 38 years since I was 14,” said Romano. “I saw you and I said I can do something, why didn’t I do anything?”
“He really impressed me,” he added. “I was saying, look at him, he is fighting for us, our city.”
Romano said the only challenge now is figuring out how to get the cookies to customers across the country. He is currently working on shipping requirements and expects orders to be rolled out nationwide soon.
“People aren’t worried about not getting it this week, two weeks from now, three weeks from now,” Romano said. “They are very nice and patient.”
