No cake or pastry▼ is too crazy for Buddy Valastro, the star of The Learning Channel's (TLC) hit show Cake Boss. Valastro is the fourth generation in his family to run Carlo's Bakery in Hoboken, New Jersey. He has a special talent for making people's sweet dreams come true, with elaborate cake designs and an eager-to-please attitude.
His four older sisters as well as his wife and kids help out at the bakery, and the family business is booming. Valastro rises to any challenge set forth for him by his loyal customers, and his can-do▼ spirit has made Carlo's Bakery an institution. He wrote: "Together we've made everything from a six-foot-high replica▼ of the Empire State Building to a life-sized▼ racecar for NASCAR built from 24,000 cakes (that one took a few years off my life!) and we bake thousands of Italian pastries, cupcakes▼, and wedding cakes each week."
Valastro grew up working at the bakery with his father, Buddy Sr., but he struggled to match the skill and artistry▼ achieved by his role model. While his father was on his deathbed▼, the future Cake Boss promised to take over the bakery and make it the best it could be. Valastro's father died and left him in charge of Carlo's Bakery when he was only 17 years old. Soon after taking over, he had a dream where his father appeared to show him how to make the dough▼ for one special dessert. He has been making amazing cakes ever since. With the premiere of his own television show seven years ago, Valastro sure has lived up to his promise to make Buddy Sr. proud. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1. What channel does Cake Boss appear on?
(A) A local New Jersey channel.
(B) Food Network.
(C) A channel owned by the family of Buddy Valastro.
(D) The Learning Channel. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2. What is special about Carlo's Bakery?
(A) It is the only bakery in Hoboken, New Jersey.
(B) It is a family business that has lasted four generations.
(C) They only make specialty cakes for celebrity customers.
(D) Buddy Valastro never reveals his pastry dough recipes. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3. What is one cake that Valastro found challenging to make?
(A) His own wedding cake.
(B) A cake that lived up to his father's legacy.
(C) A certain kind of cupcake that his customers requested.
(D) A life-sized racecar made of cake. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
4. What did Valastro promise his dying father?
(A) To take over the family business and make it more successful.
(B) To not change any of the recipes at Carlo's Bakery.
(C) To get his own reality television show.
(D) To pass the business down to his children.
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