16 Facts About Duff Goldman

Jeffrey Adam "Duff" Goldman is a pastry chef, television personality, and cookbook author.

Duff Goldman is the executive chef of the Baltimore-based Charm City Cakes shop, which was featured in the Food Network reality television show Ace of Cakes, and his second, Los Angeles-based, shop Charm City Cakes West, which is featured in Food Network's Duff Till Dawn and "Cake Masters" series.

Duff Goldman's work has been featured on the Food Network Challenge, Iron Chef America, Oprah, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Man v Food, Buddy vs Duff, Duff Takes the Cake, and Duff's Happy Fun Bake Time.

Goldman's nickname Duff came about when he was a baby.

In 1992, Duff Goldman attended McLean High School in McLean, Virginia where he played on the Highlanders ice hockey team.

Duff Goldman has said that when he was a sophomore in college, he went to the Baltimore restaurant Charleston, which he considered the finest restaurant in Baltimore.

However, Cindy did offer him a job to make cornbread and biscuits only, and this is what Duff Goldman cites as the turning point in his career.

Duff Goldman worked under acclaimed chefs in California, including a stagiaire position at the French Laundry and as executive pastry chef of the Vail Cascade Hotel in Colorado, he returned to Washington, DC, to work at Todd English's restaurant, Olives, baking bread.

In 2002, Duff Goldman opened his own business called Charm City Cakes.

Duff Goldman has made cakes for president Barack Obama's second inaugural ball in 2013, Tom Clancy, the cast of Lost, the 30 Rock cast, Sir Roger Moore, and for Katy Perry's "Birthday" video.

Goldman has written three 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.

In 2022, Duff Goldman competed in season seven of The Masked Singer as "McTerrier" of Team Good.

Duff Goldman is a judge on several Food Network cooking competitions, such as Holiday Baking Championship, Spring Baking Championship and Kids Baking Championship.

Duff Goldman later became the bass player in the band Foigrock.

Duff Goldman has made a wedding cake for Clutch's lead singer, Neil Fallon.

On September 25,2019, Duff Goldman spoke at Cornell University, discussing the importance of Jewish identity and tzedakah in his life.