Staten Island Cakes

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Staten Island Cakes
GenreReality TV
StarringVincent "Vinny" Buzzetta
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Executive producersAnnabelle McDonald
John Miller
Production locationsStaten Island, New York, United States
Original release
NetworkWE tv
ReleaseJune 21, 2011 (2011-06-21)

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[edit]

Vincent "Vinny" Buzzetta[edit]

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 Institute – located in New York City's Manhattan borough – the 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[edit]

  • 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]

Episodes[edit]

No.TitleOriginal air date
1"Vinny Turns 21"June 21, 2011 (2011-06-21)
2"It's Going to the Dogs"June 28, 2011 (2011-06-28)
3"Kristin Gets Cut Off"July 5, 2011 (2011-07-05)
4"Celebrity Status"July 30, 2011 (2011-07-30)
5"Spooktacular"August 6, 2011 (2011-08-06)
6"Quit Horsing Around"August 13, 2011 (2011-08-13)
7"Mambo Italiano"August 20, 2011 (2011-08-20)
8"You Can Take the Boy Out of Staten Island..."August 27, 2011 (2011-08-27)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b (registration required) Stanley, Alessandra (June 20, 2011). "'Staten Island Cakes' and 'Kings of Pastry'". The New York Times.
  2. ^ a b c d "Staten Island Cakes - Vinny Buzzetta – WE tv".
  3. ^ "Staten Island Cakes - Cammy Picciano – WE tv".
  4. ^ "Staten Island Cakes - Kristin Buzzetta – WE tv".
  5. ^ "crazy-joe"-russo "Staten Island Cakes - "Crazy Joe" Russo – WE tv".
  6. ^ "Staten Island Cakes - Spiro Grammatikopoulos – WE tv".
  7. ^ "Staten Island Cakes - Rob Picciano – WE tv".
  8. ^ "Staten Island Cakes - Joe Celentano – WE tv".
  9. ^ "Staten Island Cakes - Teresa Vocile – WE tv".
  10. ^ "Staten Island Cakes - Jess Mari – WE t".
  11. ^ "Staten Island Cakes - Sam Misiti – WE t".

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