A Bride, A Boat, and Bamboozled! That's the descriptive title of the very first episode of the TV series Cake Boss, the saga of Carlo's Bake Shop in Hoboken, New Jersey. Witness the assembly of three last minute wedding cakes for a magazine display offering wonderful publicity, and experience an extravagant boat cake for a mysterious birthday person turning out to be the boss himself bamboozled by his staff into designing it at his own expense!
The egotistical yet lovable thirty something boss is Buddy whose pace appears frenetic, but there's a method to his madness. I briefly worked as a caterer's assistant and it was non-stop action keeping up with customers' demands. Buddy reacts swiftly, continuously explaining and demonstrating his thought processes both in preparing goods and in managing his team.
However, the voluminous information and complex proceedings may prove overwhelming, potentially spoiling your delight of the delicious products. I discovered the best way to watch this program is to purchase the DVD and generously use your player's slow motion, freeze frame, and rewind features. By absorbing things at your own stride, you can better view the delicate construction of the cake making process and contemplate the exquisite detail of the beautiful results.
Let your mouth drool at the entirely edible boat cake: the water is made from crystal blue piping gel, and the sculptured bait box, tackle box, cooler, and fisherman are fashioned out of modeling chocolate. Eating a sample gives a new meaning to the expression taking in a work of art!
Most employees are Buddy's relatives and although feuds are frequent, it's all in the family, so he and his actually live with the consequences and mutually repair the damage.
Thus Cake Boss is more than a fabulous food show, it's also a cliff-hanging melodrama. Such a deal - two invaluable gems for the price of one. You'll positively hunger for later installments. Wait 'til you see the fire department drive their engine and truck to the bakery for photographs to more accurately create a fire scene cake where the realistic looking smoke cleverly consists of water vapor. And see how Buddy gets even with the delivery guy who messes up an especially gorgeous cake - don't worry, the fix is accomplished in a good clean fun way, I almost envied the guy, but he learns his lesson!
Bon appetite!
The egotistical yet lovable thirty something boss is Buddy whose pace appears frenetic, but there's a method to his madness. I briefly worked as a caterer's assistant and it was non-stop action keeping up with customers' demands. Buddy reacts swiftly, continuously explaining and demonstrating his thought processes both in preparing goods and in managing his team.
However, the voluminous information and complex proceedings may prove overwhelming, potentially spoiling your delight of the delicious products. I discovered the best way to watch this program is to purchase the DVD and generously use your player's slow motion, freeze frame, and rewind features. By absorbing things at your own stride, you can better view the delicate construction of the cake making process and contemplate the exquisite detail of the beautiful results.
Let your mouth drool at the entirely edible boat cake: the water is made from crystal blue piping gel, and the sculptured bait box, tackle box, cooler, and fisherman are fashioned out of modeling chocolate. Eating a sample gives a new meaning to the expression taking in a work of art!
Most employees are Buddy's relatives and although feuds are frequent, it's all in the family, so he and his actually live with the consequences and mutually repair the damage.
Thus Cake Boss is more than a fabulous food show, it's also a cliff-hanging melodrama. Such a deal - two invaluable gems for the price of one. You'll positively hunger for later installments. Wait 'til you see the fire department drive their engine and truck to the bakery for photographs to more accurately create a fire scene cake where the realistic looking smoke cleverly consists of water vapor. And see how Buddy gets even with the delivery guy who messes up an especially gorgeous cake - don't worry, the fix is accomplished in a good clean fun way, I almost envied the guy, but he learns his lesson!
Bon appetite!