Jeffrey Adam "Duff" Goldman famed as Duff Goldman is a famous pastry chef as well as a television personality who is the executive chef of the Baltimore-based Charm City Cakes shop which was featured in the Food Network reality television show Ace of Cakes, and his second Los Angeles-based shop Charm City Cakes West, which is featured in Food Network's Duff Till Dawn and "Cake Masters" series. In addition to this, his work has also been featured on the Food Network Challenge, Iron Chef America, Oprah, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Man v. Food, Buddy vs. Duff, and Duff Takes the Cake. Overall, he is a very talented person.
"Buddy Vs. Duff" Is Finally Back For Season 2 And The Competition Looks Fierce
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Buddy Valastro and Duff Goldman are two of baking's biggest stars, so when they faced off last year in a reality competition show called Buddy Vs. Duff, it was unsurprisingly a huge hit. In fact, it was Food Network's biggest show of 2019. Duff ultimately walked away as the winner, but it looks like Buddy is seeking a re-match because the second season will premiere today, March 15. This season their wives Lisa Valastro and Johnna Goldman will be involved in the fun as the pairs go coast-to-coast and compete in themed baking gauntlets. The first week, they're in New York making some Big Apple-themed cakes judged by actress Debi Mazar and New York news anchor and restaurateur Rosanna Scotto. The new season was premiered on Sunday, March 15 at 8 p.m. on Food Network.
Famous For
- Being the executive chef of the Baltimore-based Charm City Cakes shop.
- Being named in the Guinness Book of World Records for baking the world's largest cupcake weighing 61.4 pounds and a foot tall.
Early Life of Duff Goldman
on 17th December 1974, Duff Goldman was born in Detroit, Michigan, the USA as Jeffrey Adam "Duff" Goldman. His hometown is Detroit. nationality is American and he holds White Ethnicity. He was born to a Jewish family, Morrie Goldman, a father, and Jackie Winch, a mother. His family then moved to Missouri. He has also two siblings; brothers; Willie Goldman and Luke Goldman. His parents got divorced in 1984 and he started living in both Northern Virginia and in the town of Sandwich on Cape Cod, Massachusetts. His religion is Christian. As per his education, he attended McLean High School in McLean, Virginia. He then attended Sandwich High School in Sandwich, where he graduated in the year 1993. He then attended the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, where he graduated in History and Philosophy. After that, he attended Corcoran College of Art and the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone in Napa Valley, California. As of 2019, he celebrated his 45th birthday.
Career of Duff Goldman
Charm City Cakes
- Prior his business of Charm City Cakes, he worked in the kitchen at the age of fourteen and worked at a bagel store at a mall and after that, he got a job to make cornbread and biscuits at one of the finest restaurants in Baltimore, Charleston and worked under acclaimed chefs in California, including a stagiaire position at the French Laundry.
- In there, he worked as executive pastry chef of the Vail Cascade Hotel in Colorado and in Todd English's Olives restaurant.
- In the year 2000, he opened his own business, Charm City Cakes.
- He started selling his cakes from his house in Charles Village in Baltimore, Maryland with two assistants.
- As the requests of his cakes increased, he hired more employees.
- Many of them did not have any culinary experience as pastry chefs but were experienced painters, sculptors, and architects.
- They frequently use blowtorches and power tools such as grinders and drills to help create the underlying supports of cakes.
- He has made unusual cakes as well.
- He has made Elvis in the form of a 3-foot buttercream sculpture, a smoking volcano, an anatomically correct ear, a replica of a CAT scan machine, a three dimensional German Shepherd, a Jeep, and an edible Wrigley Field.
- In March 2008, he wrote his name in the Guinness Book of World Records for baking the world's largest cupcake weighing 61.4 pounds and a foot tall.
- His record was stripped due to the cupcake having been made in two parts as reported in an episode of Ace of Cakes in the year 2009.
- He has made cakes for a number of celebrities including President Obama, Tom Clancy, Sir Roger Moore, Katy Perry, Neil Fallon, and many other celebrities.
- He and his brother Willie released the book Ace of Cakes: Inside the World of Charm City Cakes from Harper Collins/William Morrow in October 2009 which provides an exhaustive look at both the bakery and the show.
- In addition to this, he has appeared in several television shows and reality shows including Cake Masters, Duff Till Dawn, Aces of Cakes, Holiday Baking Championship, Iron Chef America, Kids Baking Championship, Worst Bakers in America, and Dessert Games.
Personal Life of Duff Goldman
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Duff Goldman is a married person. He got married to Johnna Colbry. He proposed to her on 21st April 2018 and she said yes to his proposal. Nine months later, they got married on 21st January 2019 at the Museum of Natural History in Los Angeles. There is no information about their child. As of now, the duo is living a happy life in Los Angeles, California.
Net Worth of Duff Goldman
Duff Goldman is a famous pastry chef as well as the television personality. He has accumulated a huge amount of money from his earnings. As of 2020, his net worth is estimated to have $5 Million. He has own business, Charm City Cakes which he started in the year 2000. He has also made incomes appearing on tv shows and TV competitions. As of now, he is satisfied with his earnings.
Body Measurements of Duff Goldman
Duff Goldman is a very handsome chef with bald hair and brown eye color. He stands at a height of 5 feet 4 inches. His bodyweight is 78 Kg. He has average body build. His other body measurements have not been revealed by any sources yet but it will be added once we get information about it. Overall, he has got a healthy body.
