The folks at Kodiak Cakes received the surprise of their lives last year when Keven Costner asked them to bring their famous pancakes to the set of his latest movie, Black or White.
It was just an average day in the Kodiak Cakes office when the phone rang. Annie Costner, daughter of THE Kevin Costner, was on the line hoping to speak to the owner of Kodiak Cakes, Joel Clark. Joel was unavailable so a message was taken and delivered to Joel with the preface “We are not sure if this is a prank, but you may want to call this number back.” Joel skeptically called the number back only to find out it was indeed Annie Costner. Not being with her father, she gave Joel a call back once Kevin arrived home. Within twenty minutes, Joel’s phone was ringing again, and it just so happened to ring while he was in the car with his entire family. He quieted his children down, got his composure and answered the phone. “Joel, it’s Kevin Costner! I love your pancakes I eat them all the time, I am a fan!” Joel was stunned and in disbelief that he was actually speaking with Kevin Costner himself. Kevin proceeded to ask Joel if Kodiak Cakes could be in his next movie Black or White. Joel could not believe it, he felt very honored by the request. Shortly after the phone call, Joel and Cameron Smith, Vice President of Sales, found themselves flying out to the set of Black and White to watch the filming, and meet one of Joel’s childhood heroes.
“Kevin Costner has been my hero since 1985 when I saw him in Silverado,” says Joel Clark, President of Kodiak Cakes. On set, Joel and Cameron enjoyed cooking breakfast at base camp for the cast and crew. This is also where Joel and Cameron met the Director of Black or White Mike Binder. Joel had the privilege of sitting in the director’s chair and doing some directing himself, which may or may not have gotten Joel and Cameron removed from the set. The time spent on set will forever be a highlight in Joel’s career. After returning home from his exciting day on set, Joel made sure to send Kevin a bulk order of Kodiak Cakes flapjack mix as a thank-you.
In honor of the movie’s release, Kodiak Cakes is a giving away a pair of movie tickets and a spread of Kodiak Cakes products to one of our readers!
To enter, just retweet this link with the hashtag #KodiakCakes before Feb. 9 at 11:59 PM EST (only one entry per person/Twitter account).
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Good luck!
