''Staten Island Cakes'' is an American food reality-television series airing on

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. The series stars Vincent "Vinny" Buzzetta, an

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cake artist who lives and works on

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, a

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Cast

Vincent "Vinny" Buzzetta

Buzzetta was born on October 4, 1989, in the

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borough of New York City. He and his family moved to Staten Island when he was 13 years old, but he continued to attend

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in Brooklyn, from which he graduated in 2007. In February 2008, Buzzetta graduated first in his class from the

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located in New York City's

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boroughthe youngest person ever to complete the institute's program. On October 31, 2008, with financial backing from his grandfather, Buzzetta opened his bakery, The Cake Artist, on

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in the

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neighborhood of Staten Island.

Other cast members

*Cammy Picciano, Buzzetta's mother *Kristin Buzzetta, Buzzetta's younger sister *"Crazy Joe" Russo, Buzzetta's grandfather *Spiro Grammatikopoulos, Buzzetta's best friend and life partner *Rob Picciano, Buzzetta's stepfather *Joe Celentano, Buzzetta's cousin *Teresa Vocile, Buzetta's employee *Jess Mari, Buzzetta's employee *Sam Misiti, Buzzetta's employee

Episodes

References

External links

Staten Island Cakes – WE tvthecakeartistnyc.com
official website of The Cake Artist *{{IMDb title, 2072706 2011 American television series debuts 2010s American cooking television series 2010s American reality television series Cuisine of New York City American English-language television shows Food reality television series Staten Island Works about cakes Italian-American culture in New York City