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Buddy's Birth
Just after moving to Little Ferry, New Jersey, Buddy`s mother Mary, found out that she was giving birth to a baby boy. He was named Bartolo Valastro Jr. Buddy has 4 older sisters. -
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Buddy's Life
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First time going to the bakery
"I loved the bakery the first time I set eyes on it." - Buddy Valstro
Buddy was 6 years old the first time he went to the bakery. He learned a lot from his Saturday trips to the bakery. -
Moving the bakery
Buddy`s father told him that he was moving the bakery to Washington St. Buddy`s father moved the bakery because he wanted to be where the action was. -
Cancer
When Buddy turned 17, he went to get his driver's license. After passing the test, he drove his mom to the hospital to see his dad. They found out his dad had lung cancer. -
Modern Bride Magazine
The magazine was planning a story on winter wedding cakes and they wanted a six tier black and white cake for the photo shoot. On the last day before the shoot, Buddy and his team had to make two addition cakes with different details on them. -
wedding day
Buddy made a checkerboard cake for his bride, Lisa. He put a lot of effort into it, spending two and a half weeks personally making flowers to decorate the cake. They had a huge Italian wedding in Rockleigh, New Jersey. -
First child is born
Sofia, his first child and only daughter is born to Buddy & Lisa. -
Food Network Challenge
Buddy's work in television began with the Food Network Challenge. The episode he was on he had to make a holiday cake and compete against other bakers. He ended up doing 7 Food Network Challenges over several years. -
Second child
Bartolo was their first son -
TLC show - Cake Boss
Buddy asked Food Network about a cake show featuring Carlo's Bakery but they said no because they already had a baking show called Ace of Cakes. TLC intviewed Buddy and came to the bakery to ask him about making a show which now they call Cake Boss. -
Third child born
Marco was born. -
Outstanding Cakes
Buddy was proud to create a special 40th anniversary cake for Sesame Street which included all the characters, plus an extra big cookie for Cookie Monster. The hardest cake Buddy and his team had to make was a life size NASCAR cake. They have also made Disney Princess cake for Sofia's birthday, a space shuttle cake for NASA, and an Egyptian Pyramid cake. -
Carlo's Bakery
Currently Carlo's Bakery has many visitor's a year. Their website allows customers to order certain baked goods and cakes to be shipped right to their door. Their famous crumb cake is one item which can be shipped to you. They are constantly making more and more cakes and pastries available for the public.
