Duff Goldman Biography
Duff Goldman is a cookbook author, television personality, and pastry chef. He is the executive chef at Charm City Cakes in Baltimore, which was featured in the Food Network reality television show Ace of Cakes, and Charm City Cakes West in Los Angeles, which has been featured in Food Network’s Duff Till Dawn and “Cake Masters” series.
How old is Duff Goldman? – Age
He is 48 years old as of 17 December 2022. He was born in 1974 in Detroit, Michigan, United States. His real name is Jeffrey Adam Goldman.
Duff Goldman Family – Education
Goldman grew up in a Jewish family. He afterwards relocated to Missouri. Duff, Goldman’s nickname, was given to him as a baby. Willie Goldman, his toddler brother, couldn’t say Jeffrey and kept repeating Duffy. Goldman lived in Northern Virginia and Sandwich, Massachusetts after his parents divorced.
He graduated from Sandwich High School in 1993 after attending McLean High School in McLean, Virginia. Goldman received a bachelor’s degree in East Asian history from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and then went on to study at the Corcoran College of Art and the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone in Napa Valley, California.
Duff Goldman Wife
Goldman proposed to Johnna Colbry, whom he later married, on April 2, 2018. On September 25, 2019, Goldman delivered a speech at Cornell University about the significance of Jewish identity and tzedakah in his life. The couple announced on August 8, 2020, that they were expecting their first child in January 2021. Their daughter Josephine Frances Goldman was born in January 2021.
Duff Goldman Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $5 Million.
Duff Goldman Cookbooks
Ace of Cakes: Inside the World of Charm City Cakes, Duff Bakes: Think and Bake Like a Pro at Home, and Super Good Baking for Kids are Goldman’s three cookbooks.
Duff Goldman Charm City Cakes
Goldman established his own company, Charm City Cakes, in 2002. Initially, he worked out of his house in Charles Village in Baltimore, Maryland, with the support of two helpers he hired. He employed more people as demand expanded, including artists, architects, and sculptors to work in the bakery. Charm City Cakes regularly employs blow torches as well as power instruments such as grinders and drills to assist in the creation of cake underlying supports.
Goldman has created cakes for President Barack Obama’s second inaugural ball in 2013, Tom Clancy, the Lost cast, the cast of 30 Rock (together with a cake prop), Sir Roger Moore, and Katy Perry’s “Birthday” video.
Duff Goldman Career
He started working in kitchens at the age of fourteen; His first job was at a mall bagel shop. Goldman also held a position at McDonald’s as a fry cook. Goldman has stated that he dined at the Baltimore restaurant Charleston, which he regarded as the best in Baltimore, when he was a sophomore in college. He applied, hoping to work as a cook there. Cindy Wolf, the head chef, looked at his resume and noticed that it had no relevant experience. But Cindy did give him a job only making cornbread and biscuits, and Goldman says that was a turning point in his career. He worked under well-known chefs in California, holding stagiaire positions at the French Laundry and executive pastry chef positions at the Vail Cascade Hotel in Colorado. He then returned to Washington, D.C., to bake bread at Todd English’s Olives restaurant.
As “McTerrier” of Team Good, Goldman took part in the seventh season of The Masked Singer in 2022. McTerrier’s mask fell off by accident after Loverboy performed “Working for the Weekend.” He had to cover his head while the panelists covered their eyes until a crew member had to run out and put the mask back on. He was the first person to go.
Goldman judges the Holiday Baking Championship, the Spring Baking Championship, and the Kids Baking Championship on the Food Network. The final show he co-hosts with Valerie Bertinelli.k
