The family-owned Carlo’s Bakery won its worldwide fandom by making what many hail as the BEST baked goods anywhere. Originally opened by Carlo Guastaffero in 1910, Bartolo Valastro Sr. acquired Carlo's in 1963. After Valastro's sudden passing, his son—master baker Bartolo "Buddy" Jr.—took charge at 17 years old to fulfill Dad's original dream of making Carlo's Bakery a household name. Buddy and the Carlo's Bakery team star in TLC's hit series, "Cake Boss," and in more publications and spin-off series than we could list. Buddy’s cake design was voted by The Today Show's viewers as the best cake in America. Famed NYC weatherman Bill Evans loves Carlo's (insisting “the best bakery in New York is in Hoboken”).