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On Saturday, September 30, 2017, Carlo's Bakery will celebrate the grand opening of the famous bakery's first midwest location at Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota. This will be the 21st location for the recognized brand most known as the setting of the hit TLC series, Cake Boss, following a series of highly attended openings throughout the...

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This week I went to the Strip and visited one of my favorite celebrity restaurants, Buddy V’s Ristorante located inside the Venetian Las Vegas. Buddy Valastro of TLC’s TV show “Cake Boss” has brought his Italian flair for food from New Jersey to Las Vegas. I have been a big fan of the restaurant since it opened but now that I have discovered the We...

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Shake Shack isn’t enough to satisfy Mall of America visitors with East Coast-bred eateries. Coming this summer, Bartolo “Buddy” Valastro Jr. of TLC’s “Cake Boss” is opening a Minnesota outpost of his Carlo’s Bakery. What started as a humble Italian pastry shop in Frank Sinatra’s hometown of Hoboken, New Jersey, is now a growing national chain thank...

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His high-drama reality baking show keeps you guessing until the very end. Chef Buddy Valastro is the star of TLC’s “Cake Boss,” and there is no doubt he pulls off a miracle each episode. His team is constantly challenged by customers to make the biggest, best and most delicious cakes. But there is one thing this fondant fanatic prides himself on ev...

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By Jennifer Sheehan   Standing patiently with their two young boys Saturday, Paul and Lori Stefano had a long wait ahead of them — about 500 people stood between them and the front of the line. But they didn't mind. "We are huge 'Cake Boss' fans," Lori Stefano said.   The Stefanos, of Trumbauersville, were among the more tha...

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The Cake Boss has claimed a piece of sweet-tooth territory in Times Square.Buddy Valastro of TLC's "Cake Boss" appeared for a ribbon-cutting ceremony to officially celebrate the opening of the Times Square Cake Boss Cafe.The 36-year-old Italian-American and fourth-generation baker welcomed customers like they were a part of "la famiglia," with a ki...

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Christopher Columbus Day 2014 just got a little sweeter now that Reality TV Star Buddy 'CAKE BOSS' Valastro, whose bakery business has expanded to Jersey City, will be Grand Marshal of the Jersey City Columbus Day Parade.   On Sat, Oct. 11, at 1 pm, Jersey City will honor its rich Italian heritage when the JC Columbus Day Parade steps off fr...

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By Robin Leach    They lined up by the thousand, not the hundreds. They started the queue at 8 a.m. Monday, and it continued until midnight. It was an extraordinary sight, and one would have thought One Direction was about to appear.   Gold bricks weren't being given away for free. These fans just planned to be the first to buy a...

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The Venetian and The Palazzo's annual holiday celebration Winter in Venice just got even tastier. This year, the Italian-inspired resorts partnered with the premiere culinary magazine dedicated to all things Italian to create the La Cucina Italiana Food and Wine Festival. Held December 5-8, the festival is hosted by chef Mario Batali, along with ch...

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"Cake Boss" Buddy Valastro and his family are hitting the road for an 8-episode Food Network special in which they will eat their way across the Southeast.   "Buddy's Family Vacation," which premieres May 27 at 8 p.m., follows Buddy, wife Lisa and their four kids as they RV from their home in New Jersey down the Eastern Seaboard and into the...

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