Staten Island Cakes Explained

Genre:	Reality TV
Starring:	Vincent "Vinny" Buzzetta
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Num Seasons:	1
Num Episodes:	8
Executive Producer:	Annabelle McDonald John Miller
Location:	Staten Island, New York, United States
Channel:	WE tv

Staten Island Cakes is an American food reality-television series airing on WE tv. The series stars Vincent "Vinny" Buzzetta,^[1] an Italian-American cake artist who lives and works on Staten Island, a borough of New York City, New York.

Cast

Vincent "Vinny" Buzzetta

Buzzetta was born on October 4, 1989, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City.^[2] He and his family moved to Staten Island when he was 13 years old, but he continued to attend Xaverian High School in Brooklyn, from which he graduated in 2007.^[2] In February 2008, Buzzetta graduated first in his class from the French Culinary Institutelocated in New York City's Manhattan boroughthe youngest person ever to complete the institute's program.^[2] On October 31, 2008, with financial backing from his grandfather, Buzzetta opened his bakery, The Cake Artist, on Forest Avenue in the West Brighton neighborhood ^[1] of Staten Island.^[2]

Other cast members

• Cammy Picciano, Buzzetta's mother^[3]
• Kristin Buzzetta, Buzzetta's younger sister^[4]
• "Crazy Joe" Russo, Buzzetta's grandfather^[5]
• Spiro Grammatikopoulos, Buzzetta's best friend and life partner^[6]
• Rob Picciano, Buzzetta's stepfather^[7]
• Joe Celentano, Buzzetta's cousin^[8]
• Teresa Vocile, Buzetta's employee^[9]
• Jess Mari, Buzzetta's employee^[10]
• Sam Misiti, Buzzetta's employee^[11]

External links

• Staten Island Cakes  - WE tv
• thecakeartistnyc.com, official website of The Cake Artist

Notes and References

1. News: 'Staten Island Cakes' and 'Kings of Pastry'. . Stanley, Alessandra . Alessandra Stanley . June 20, 2011.
2. Web site: Staten Island Cakes - Vinny Buzzetta – WE tv.
3. Web site: Staten Island Cakes - Cammy Picciano – WE tv.
4. Web site: Staten Island Cakes - Kristin Buzzetta – WE tv.
5. Web site: Staten Island Cakes - "Crazy Joe" Russo – WE tv.
6. Web site: Staten Island Cakes - Spiro Grammatikopoulos – WE tv.
7. Web site: Staten Island Cakes - Rob Picciano – WE tv.
8. Web site: Staten Island Cakes - Joe Celentano – WE tv.
9. Web site: Staten Island Cakes - Teresa Vocile – WE tv.
10. Web site: Staten Island Cakes - Jess Mari – WE t.
11. Web site: Staten Island Cakes - Sam Misiti – WE t.