Duff Till Dawn, a new cake competition show, from the Food Network
will premiere Thursday, January 29th at 10:30easterm/9:30central. It
will feature two professional cake decorators along with their assistants going
for the win and bragging rights. The host of the Duff Till Dawn, none other than the Food Network’s pastry boy
wonder, Duff Goldman of the successful Ace
of Cakes series and owner of Charm City Cakes – Baltimore and Charm CityCakes West – Los Angeles.
The
underground after hours competitions go to the wee hours at Duff’s bakery as
competitors battle it out with their most creative, tastiest over the top
decorating skills.
"The
one-of-a-kind Duff Goldman is the master of dazzling and astonishing
cakes," said Bob Tuschman, General Manager and Senior Vice President
Programming, Food Network. "In Duff
Till Dawn, he tests the bakers on these same talents and abilities, as well
as their ability to pull all-nighters."
Competitors
must amaze rotating judges Haylie Duff (Real Girl's Kitchen), Elena Fox (Ace of
Cakes), Carrie Keagan (Television Personality), Geof Manthorne (Ace of Cakes),
Catherine McCord (Guy's Grocery Games), Alysia Reiner (Actress), Kelis Rogers
(Musician and Host of Holiday Feast with Kelis), Aarti Sequeiria (Aarti Party),
Kevin Smith (Writer/Director) and Sherry Yard (Cutthroat Kitchen) with the
boldest, tastiest and most impressive cakes for the chance to win bragging
rights and the coveted golden whisk.
The
Food Network reports that this is a six-episode series, each episode is themed
from dream ships, outer space, magical fairy cakes and medieval manors.
After graduating from the University of Maryland,
Baltimore County, with degrees in history and philosophy, Duff Goldman went on
to study at the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone in St. Helena,
California. He worked at several acclaimed culinary destinations, including
French Laundry, Vail Cascade Hotel and Todd English's Olives before returning
to Baltimore in 2000 to become a personal chef. In March 2002, he opened Charm
City Cakes, and it soon became a household name on the hit Food Network show
Ace of Cakes, which aired for 10 seasons.
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