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Duff Goldman

Duff Goldman

Duff has been cooking since the age of 4, when his mom caught him in the kitchen swinging a meat cleaver while watching Chef Tell on TV. While in second grade, he came close to cutting off his pinkie while carving a pumpkin, and knew he was destined to work in the kitchen. Duff started working professionally when he was 14 at a bagel shop, where he was almost fired for making the sandwiches too big. Ever since then, he’s been putting his own crazy spin on food. After graduating from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, with degrees in history and philosophy, Duff went on to study at the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone in St. Helena, Calif. He worked at several acclaimed culinary destinations, including the French Laundry, the Vail Cascade Hotel and Todd English's Olives before returning to Baltimore in 2000 to become a personal chef. In March 2002, Duff quit his day job and opened Charm City Cakes. There, he was able to show off his creativity, which comes from a long line of artistic genes. The bakery became a household name on the hit Food Network show Ace of Cakes, which aired for 10 seasons. Duff is also a graffiti artist, a metal sculptor and a musician who plays bass in the Elvis tribute band Danger Ace and the indie band Sand Ox. More recently, Duff and his team opened a second bakery location, Charm City Cakes West in Los Angeles. Fans of Duff can find him on Food Network's new series Worst Bakers in America. He is also a judge on Holiday Baking Championship and Spring Baking Championship. And with Valerie Bertinelli, he hosts and judges Kids Baking Championship.

Personal information

Birthday

1974-12-17

Birth Place

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Movies and TV shows :

A Gingerbread Christmas

A Gingerbread Christmas

2022

6.2

Movie
poster

Ace of Cakes

2006

5.5

TV
poster

Alex vs America

2022

0.0

TV
All-Star Halloween Spectacular

All-Star Halloween Spectacular

2016

0.0

Movie
poster

American Dad!

2005

7.0

TV
poster

Bake It 'Til You Make It

2022

0.0

TV
poster

Beat Bobby Flay

2013

6.4

TV
Bob Ross: The Happy Painter

Bob Ross: The Happy Painter

2011

7.2

Movie
poster

Buddy vs. Duff

2019

7.4

TV
Christmas Cookie Challenge

Christmas Cookie Challenge

2015

2.0

Movie
poster

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives

2007

6.6

TV
poster

Double Dare

2018

7.8

TV
poster

Duff: Ace of Taste

2022

0.0

TV
poster

Duff's Happy Fun Bake Time

2021

0.0

TV
poster

Halloween Cake-Off

2019

8.0

TV
poster

Holiday Baking Championship

2014

8.2

TV
poster

Home & Family

2012

8.2

TV
poster

Iron Chef America

2005

6.5

TV
poster

Kids Baking Championship

2015

7.0

TV
poster

King of the Hill

1997

7.3

TV
poster

Rachael Ray

2006

5.1

TV
poster

Ridiculousness

2011

7.0

TV
poster

Spring Baking Championship

2015

6.4

TV
poster

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

2008

8.5

TV
poster

Summer Baking Championship

2023

6.0

TV
poster

The Elf on the Shelf: Sweet Showdown

2023

3.0

TV
poster

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019

6.2

TV
poster

The Masked Singer

2019

7.8

TV
poster

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

5.4

TV
poster

The View

1997

4.4

TV
poster

Worst Bakers in America

2016

7.0

TV