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Buddy: COMING UP ON "CAKE BOSS"...

THE SHOW IS INSPIRED BY POODLES AND BOWS AND CAKES.

Buddy: I'VE HAD TOUGH CLIENTS BEFORE, AND I CAN TELL YOU ‐‐

ISAAC IS NOT GONNA BE EASY TO PLEASE.

WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF GETTING IT BACK TO LIKE MORE OF A SOLID?

I'LL HAVE TO REDO IT. AND?

YOU KNOW ME ‐‐ I'M ALWAYS READY FOR BATTLE.

Buddy: IN THE DRAWINGS, THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE STRAPPED TO THE CEILING.

I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW IT'S MY $17,000 PROBLEM.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITH ME LATELY.

I'M IN A LOT, A LOT OF PAIN.

YEAH, I'M OKAY.

HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN GOING ON FOR?

ABOUT A MONTH.

I FIGURED I PULLED A MUSCLE OR SOMETHING,

BUT I WAS NOT READY FOR WHAT SHE WAS ABOUT TO TELL ME.

THIS IS CARLO'S BAKERY.

EVERY WEEK, THOUSANDS OF CAKES AND PASTRIES

GO OUT THESE DOORS.

THIS IS THE CREW ‐‐

MIA FAMIGLIA.

WE'RE GONNA TAKE THIS BAKERY TO THE TOP.

THEY CALL ME BUDDY. I'M THE BOSS.

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‐HEY, BUDDY. ‐HEY, HOW YOU DOING?

‐I'M CORY. ‐NICE TO MEET YOU, CORY.

‐ISAAC'S THAT WAY. ‐OH, THANK YOU. I'M VERY EXCITED.

Buddy: THIS WEEK, I'VE GOT SOMETHING REALLY BIG GOING ON.

I GOT A MEETING WITH ISAAC MIZRAHI.

AND IN CASE YOU DON'T KNOW,

HE'S A REALLY BIG FASHION DESIGNER,

LIKE WORLD‐RENOWNED.

HEY. HOW YOU DOING?

HOW ARE YOU, MAN?

GOOD TO SEE YOU.

PLEASE HAVE A SEAT.

HOW WE DOING TODAY?

WE'RE DOING OKAY, ACTUALLY.

SO, LET ME TELL YOU ‐‐

FASHION WEEK IS LIKE, YOU KNOW,

THIS WEEK WHERE EVERYBODY COMES

AND SEES A MILLION DIFFERENT SHOWS.

I'M JUST ONE OF A MILLION SHOWS,

IN WHICH CASE I NEED TO MAKE A BIG IMPACT OF SOME SORT.

IN FACT, THE SHOW IS INSPIRED BY POODLES AND BOWS AND CAKES.

ALL RIGHT, I KNOW A LITTLE BIT ABOUT FASHION.

I MEAN, I'M MARRIED.

I GREW UP WITH FOUR SISTERS.

BUT WHAT I WANT TO KNOW IS ‐‐

HOW DO YOU GET FASHION OUT OF POODLES AND CAKE?

I WAS HOPING, RIGHT,

THAT IN ORDER TO ILLUSTRATE THIS, RIGHT ‐‐

'CAUSE SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO LIKE SHOW PEOPLE WHAT'S ON YOUR MIND...

‐OKAY. ‐...WHERE THE INSPIRATION IS, RIGHT?

AND SO I WAS THINKING LIKE THERE

MIGHT BE GIRLS WITH DRESSES WITH BOWS, FOR INSTANCE,

THAT ARE PUFFY, THAT ARE FOAMY, RIGHT, THAT LOOK LIKE CAKE.

AND THEN I WAS THINKING JUST TO HAVE LIKE SOME BEAUTIFUL CAKES

COME DOWN THE PIKE, AS WELL, LIKE, YOU KNOW, EVERY THIRD.

YOU'LL HAVE LIKE THREE GIRLS AND A POODLE... ‐AND THEN A CAKE.

SO, I'M STARTING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THIS GUY REALLY WANTS.

BECAUSE I'VE HAD A LOT OF STRANGE CAKES REQUESTS.

WHAT HE WANTS ME TO DO IS CREATE CAKES

THAT ARE PATTERNED AFTER

SOME OF HIS JEWELRY AND MATERIALS

IN HIS NEW LINE OF DRESSES.

AND THEN HE'S GONNA ACTUALLY USE THESE CAKES IN HIS FASHION SHOW.

I CAN COORDINATE WITH THE PATTERNS

OR, YOU KNOW, SEE THE DRESSES AND ‐‐

YES, EXACTLY.

THERE ARE SOME REALLY GOOD THINGS

THAT WOULD MAKE REALLY BEAUTIFUL CAKE PATTERNS.

THE PROBLEM IS, THESE DRESSES AIN'T DONE YET,

SO ALL'S I GOT TO WORK WITH

IS THESE SWATCHES AND A COUPLE PIECES OF JEWELRY.

I'M GOING FOR SOMETHING HERE

THAT'S LIKE SO INCREDIBLY LIKE CANDY AND FOAMY

AND CAKEY AND POODLEY THAT THERE IS AN IRONY TO IT.

I'M DEFINITELY UNDERSTANDING WHAT YOU ARE SAYING.

AND, YOU KNOW, LOOKING AT THIS,

I HAVE DIFFERENT THINGS THAT I CAN DO

TO REPLICATE SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

DO WE NEED TO GO OVER THERE AT SOME POINT

TO LOOK AT WHAT YOU'RE WORKING ON?

I'D LOVE FOR YOU TO COME TO THE BAKERY.

IT WOULD BE ‐‐

COME TO THE BAKERY.

WE'LL CHECK IT OUT.

I PROMISE I WON'T LET YOU DOWN.

OKAY. WOW. THAT'S A PROMISE I LIKE.

YEAH.

Buddy: I'VE HAD TOUGH CLIENTS BEFORE,

AND I CAN TELL YOU ‐‐

ISAAC IS NOT GONNA BE EASY TO PLEASE.

AND WE'RE GONNA MAKE SEVEN DIFFERENT CAKES

BASED ON THE DESIGNS OF ISAAC'S DRESSES.

ONE'S GONNA BE COVERED IN PINK LACE.

ANOTHER ONE WILL LOOK LIKE IT'S GOT ALL THESE SEQUINS.

ONE'S EVEN GONNA BE COVERED IN MULTICOLORED FLORAL PRINT.

WE'LL HAVE A POODLE‐INSPIRED CAKE

WITH LOTS OF PEARLS ALL OVER IT

AND ONE HAND‐PAINTED WITH ORANGE FLOWERS.

WE'LL ALSO HAVE A GREAT CAKE

WITH THESE BIG PIECES OF WHITE JEWELRY

AND A GREEN CAKE WITH A BIG BOW IN FRONT.

DANNY, WE'RE GONNA ‐‐ LET'S START.

LET'S GET READY TO ICE SOME CAKES.

LET ME SEE WHAT THE ORANGE LOOKS LIKE SO THAT WE'RE CLOSE.

SO, ISAAC WANTS TO USE THESE CAKES DURING THE FASHION SHOW

TO HELP ILLUSTRATE HOW HIS DESIGNS ARE BASED ON CAKE.

HE'S GONNA HAVE THE MODELS

ACTUALLY CARRY THESE CAKES DOWN THE RUNWAY.

SO, I CAN'T MAKE THEM OUT OF CAKE.

I MEAN, THAT COULD BE LIKE 40 OR 50 POUNDS,

AND YOU SEE HOW SKINNY THESE MODELS ARE.

I'LL MAKE THE CAKE PART OUT OF STYROFOAM,

AND THEN WE'LL COVER THEM WITH FONDANT AND ICING

AND EVERYTHING ELSE LIKE WE ALWAYS USE ON CAKES.

WE'VE GOT SEVEN CAKES TO MAKE, SO WE CAN'T MESS AROUND.

THE FIRST CAKE IS A 3‐TIER CAKE.

AND IT'S PATTERNED AFTER ISAAC'S FLORAL‐PRINT FABRIC.

AND THE FLOWERS ON THERE ARE KIND OF SOFT AND ARTISTIC.

SO WE'RE GONNA HAND‐PAINT THIS ONE.

WE'RE GONNA HAVE A 3‐TIER CAKE THAT'S COVERED ALL IN BALLS.

WHAT KIND OF BALLS, LIKE...

LITTLE PEARL ONES.

THE NEXT CAKE IS INSPIRED BY ONE OF ISAAC'S POODLE PINS,

AND IT'S BASICALLY GOLD AND PEARLS.

SO, WHAT WE'RE GONNA DO IS PAINT THE CAKE IN GOLD

AND THEN COVER IT IN PEARLS.

THEN WE'LL MAKE A POODLE THAT MATCHES THE PIN

AND PUT IT ON TOP.

THE TOUGHEST CAKE TO MAKE IS THE PINK LACE CAKE,

BUT I HAVE THE PERFECT TECHNIQUE TO REALLY NAIL IT.

I TAKE STRIPS OF FONDANT, AND I USE THIS ROLLER TOOL

TO EMBOSS THEM WITH A CRISSCROSS PATTERN.

VINNY, GET THE STEAMER. COME ON.

THEN WE PUT STRIPS AROUND EACH LAYER.

AND GO RIGHT TO THE EDGE.

GO RIGHT TO THE FOLD.

OKAY, TIME TO GO INTO THE ZONE.

I PIPE ON A FLOWER PATTERN

AND USE MY BRUSHED‐EMBROIDERY TECHNIQUE.

I TAKE A SMALL BRUSH AND KIND OF PULL THE ICING TO THE CENTER.

THAT GIVES IT A REALLY DELICATE, LACY FEELING.

THE KEY TO MAKING THIS BELIEVABLE IS THE LAYERS.

AND AFTER I'M DONE WITH THE BRUSH EMBROIDERY,

I ADD ANOTHER LAYER OF PIPING ON TOP.

AND THEN I AIRBRUSH THE WHOLE DESIGN TO TIE IT TOGETHER.

I REALLY THINK THESE FIRST THREE CAKES ARE STARTING TO LOOK GOOD.

WELL, BIG ORDERS LIKE THIS MIZRAHI ORDER

ARE COMING AT US LIKE LEFT AND RIGHT,

AND I'M RUNNING OUT OF SPACE!

SO, ONE OF THE BIG PROJECTS I GOT GOING ON RIGHT NOW

IS OUR NEW FACTORY AT LACKAWANNA.

THE CEILING'S GONNA FLY IN AT 12 FEET,

AND THEY'RE GONNA PUT A STAINLESS‐STEEL ENCLOSURE.

IT'S GONNA BE BEAUTIFUL.

THIS IS WHERE WE'RE GONNA START MAKING AND DECORATING

ALL OF OUR CAKES. YEAH.

THE OVENS WILL BE FINE OVER HERE. THAT'S GOOD.

MY OLD BUDDY DINO IS MY GENERAL CONTRACTOR.

IT'S STILL NOT ACCEPTABLE. SO, WHAT'S OUR LAST OPTION?

TO GO WITH AN ARDEX OVER THE AREA.

‐A SELF‐LEVELING. ‐A SELF‐LEVELING.

COME ON ‐‐ LET'S GO INTO THE OFFICE

AND DO WHAT WE GOT TO DO.

Buddy: BUT HERE'S THE DEAL ‐‐

CONSTRUCTION IS STARTING TO FALL BEHIND

AND GO OVER BUDGET.

Dino: BUDDY AND I KNEW EACH OTHER SINCE WE WERE IN KINDERGARTEN.

BUDDY KNOWS WHEN SOMEONE'S TRYING TO PULL ONE OVER HIM.

THAT'S FOR SURE.

SO, LET'S ASK QUESTIONS.

SO, ORIGINALLY, WHEN THERE WAS A MEZZANINE,

YOUR UNITS WERE GONNA SIT ON TOP OF THE MEZZANINE,

OR THEY WERE ALWAYS GONNA BE ‐‐

THERE WAS A LOT THAT WAS SITTING ON TOP OF THE MEZZANINE.

THERE WAS THE REFRIGERATION EQUIPMENT

THAT WAS GONNA SIT UP ON THE MEZZANINE.

WHICH NOW GOT PUT IN A SEPARATE ROOM.

Buddy: SOME THINGS GOT MOVED AROUND,

AND NOW THEY WANT TO HANG THE AIR‐CONDITIONING UNITS

FROM THE CEILING.

THE THING IS, IS IT'S GONNA HOLD US UP FOR ANOTHER TWO WEEKS,

AND THEY'LL WANT 17 GRAND.

SO, IF IT'S HANGING, THEN YOU GOT TO SUPPORT IT.

THAT'S ‐‐ THAT'S ‐‐ IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN YOUR PROPOSAL.

NO, WE WERE TOLD ORIGINALLY, FROM DAY ONE ‐‐

YEAH, BUT I'M SAYING, IF YOU WERE SUPPOSED TO HAVE IT HANGING FROM THE CEILING,

I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW IT'S MY $17,000 PROBLEM.

ALL RIGHT, SO, LET'S TRY TO GET TO BOTTOM OF THIS.

MY CONTRACTOR IS TELLING ME THAT THEY DIDN'T FACTOR IN

THAT THEY HAD TO HANG THESE AIR‐CONDITIONING UNITS

FROM THE CEILING,

AND IT'S GONNA BE ANOTHER 17 GRAND.

IN THE DRAWINGS, THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO BE STRAPPED TO THE CEILING.

NOW, WHETHER THEY NEEDED STEEL, WHETHER THEY NEEDED DIAMONDS,

WHETHER THEY NEEDED CHAINS

OR WHATEVER THEY HAD TO DO FOR THE CEILINGS,

IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN IN THE PROPOSAL.

NOW YOU'RE GONNA TURN THE THINGS ON, YOU'RE GONNA TELL ME,

"OH, WELL, THIS MIGHT NOT WORK."

I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW IT'S MY $17,000 PROBLEM.

I DON'T JUST HAVE 17 GRAND LAYING AROUND TO PAY FOR THIS.

AND I DON'T WANT TO BE UNFAIR TO YOU GUYS.

I DON'T WANT TO SEE YOU GUYS HAVE ADDED COSTS.

I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW,

IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM, THEN SOMEBODY'S GOT TO,

YOU KNOW, TAKE CARE OF IT.

YOU KNOW, BEING IN CHARGE OF SUCH A BIG PROJECT IS TOUGH.

AND SOMETIMES I GOT TO LAY DOWN THE LAW.

IT COULD BE A LOT WORSE, FOR THE JOB. TRUST ME.

Grace: LOOK AT THAT, JOE.

LOOK AT THESE DOTS.

IT LOOKS LIKE KINDERGARTEN.

YOU SAY THAT I GET ALL WORKED UP FOR NOTHING.

WELL, LOOK. THIS IS IMPORTANT.

YOU KNOW, PART OF OUR NEW SETUP AT LACKAWANNA

IS GONNA BE SELLING CAKES ONLINE.

LOOK. LOOK AT THIS.

HA. WHAT IS ALL OF THIS?

LOOK OVER HERE.

SO, I PUT MY SISTER GRACE IN CHARGE

OF GETTING THE PICTURES OF EVERYTHING

TO MAKE LIKE A WEBSITE CATALOG.

BUT I TOLD HER, "YOU GOT TO DO IT WITHOUT FREAKING OUT."

LOOK AT HOW BIG THESE ARE.

THEY'RE HORRIBLE.

NO, BECAUSE YOU'RE ‐‐

WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO SAY?

AND YOU'RE BEING A JERK, BUT IT'S SERIOUS STUFF.

MY JOB IS TO GET GOOD PICTURES OF OUR PRODUCTS

TO BE POSTED ON THE WEBSITE

SO PEOPLE CAN START ORDERING ONLINE.

ONE OF THE CAKES THEY MADE TODAY IS ALL WRONG.

THERE'S TOO MANY DOTS.

OMAR, WHAT THE HECK IS THIS FONDANT LAYER?

OMAR IS AN EXPERIENCED DECORATOR.

HE SHOULD BE ABLE TO DECORATE A FONDANT LAYER

WITH A HENNA DESIGN.

THAT DON'T LOOK LIKE MY REGULAR FONDANT LAYER.

THE THING ABOUT MY SISTER GRACE

IS SHE THINKS, TO MAKE PEOPLE LISTEN,

YOU GOT TO TURN UP THE VOLUME.

THAT'S ALL WRONG.

YOU CAN'T GO AROUND TWISTING EVERYBODY'S HORNS.

YOU GOT TO LEARN HOW TO CALM DOWN.

A WASTE OF TIME.

A WASTE OF TIME.

ALL RIGHT, SUNSHINE,

WE'RE DOING CAKES FOR ISAAC MIZRAHI... ‐MM‐HMM.

...THE DESIGNER, AND HE'S GONNA USE THEM

IN HIS FASHION SHOW.

SO, THERE'S GONNA BE A DRESS DONE IN SEQUINS.

AND THEN FOLLOWING, THERE'S GONNA BE THE CAKE.

ISAAC MIZRAHI IS A BIG‐SHOT FASHION DESIGNER

FROM NEW YORK CITY,

AND HE WANTS ME TO CREATE SEVEN CAKES

TO MATCH THE DRESSES IN HIS FASHION SHOW.

AND THEY'RE GONNA BE IN IT.

AND HE'S COMING HERE TODAY TO CHECK OUT THE CAKES.

PLEASE STICK.

I GOT SUNSHINE WORKING ON THE 2‐TIERED CAKE

THAT'S GONNA LOOK LIKE A SEQUIN DRESS.

SHE COVERS IT WITH CANDY BEADS

AND PAINTS IT WITH EDIBLE GLITTER

SO IT'S ALL SPARKLY,

JUST LIKE THE DRESS.

ONE OF ISAAC'S DRESSES IS A WEATHERED GRAY,

WITH BIG PIECES OF WHITE JEWELRY.

SO, TO MAKE THE CAKE LOOK WEATHERED,

FRANKIE DUSTED SOME PLAIN GRAY FONDANT.

THEN MAURO CUT OUT A BUNCH OF INTRICATE WHITE MOLDS

AND PUT THEM ALL OVER THE CAKE.

THIS IS GONNA BE FUN.

YEAH, THIS IS GONNA WORK.

AND I WANT TO PUT THE ROYAL ICING THICK ENOUGH

SO THAT IT COMES OUT. ‐SO IT POPS.

IT'S GOT TO HAVE DIMENSION.

WE'RE BASING THIS CAKE ON A FLOWER‐LIKE MATERIAL.

WE'RE ALSO MAKING THIS GREEN CAKE

THAT'S PATTERNED AFTER A GREEN BOW.

ALL RIGHT, THAT ONE LOOKS GOOD.

I THINK THE CAKES ARE STARTING TO LOOK GOOD,

BUT, HONESTLY IT'S HARD TO KNOW WHAT ISAAC'S GONNA WANT.

I MEAN, THIS GUY'S BASING HIS CLOTHES

OFF OF POODLES AND CAKES.

HIS FASHION SHOW IS TOMORROW,

AND HE IS COMING HERE TO CHECK UP ON MY CAKES

TO MAKE SURE THEY MATCH HIS DRESSES.

YEAH, LET'S LINE THEM ALL UP HERE ON THIS BENCH.

Isaac: I AM HERE TO SEE MY CAKES BECAUSE MY SHOW IS TOMORROW.

AND IF YOU CAN BELIEVE THIS, I DROPPED EVERYTHING

BECAUSE THESE CAKES ARE REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT TO ME.

WHEN I LEAVE NEW YORK CITY,

I ACTUALLY RISK GETTING A NOSEBLEED,

AND NOW I'M IN HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY,

SO BLOOD IS ABOUT TO START FLOWING.

‐YEAH. ‐LET'S GO.

HI. HI.

I LIKE THAT.

HEY!

OH, WOW.

WELL?

THIS IS AMAZING, RIGHT?

DO YOU LIKE IT? YEAH, IT LOOKS GREAT.

WELL, LET'S START OVER HERE. IT LOOKS CRAZY.

YOU ARE SO CRAZY.

I LEFT, YOU KNOW, THE LACE INSPIRATION

WITH THE FLOWERS AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

AND I PUT A LITTLE SHIMMER ON IT

SO THAT, YOU KNOW, WITH THE LIGHTS AND STUFF,

IT POPS A LITTLE MORE.

IT'S NOT THE EXACT COLOR, BUT I FIGURED

THE SHIMMER WOULD POP A LITTLE MORE. ‐MM‐HMM.

ISAAC'S SAYING THAT HE LOVES EVERYTHING,

BUT BY LOOKING AT HIM, I CAN TELL SOMETHING'S WRONG.

I HOPE HE LIKES THE CAKES.

I HAVE TO SAY ‐‐ THAT ISN'T MY FAVORITE BOW I'VE EVER SEEN.

THAT'S NOT MINE, EITHER. I'LL TELL YOU WHAT ‐‐

YOU KNOW, WHAT YOU NEED TO DO IS LESS TEXTURE.

IT NEEDS TO BE LESS TEXTURE‐Y, RIGHT?

THEN HE STARTS IN ON THE GRAY CAKE

THAT FRANKIE AND MAURO MADE, AND HE DROPS A BOMB.

MY FAVORITE THING IN THE WORLD

IS PALE GRAY WITH WHITE TRIM.

I MEAN ‐‐ AND I WISH ‐‐ I DON'T KNOW ‐‐

I WOULD HAVE DID IT SOLID. I MEAN, HONESTLY,

AND IT DIDN'T EVEN HAVE TO BE TEXTURED.

WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF GETTING IT BACK

TO LIKE MORE OF A SOLID THING?

I'LL HAVE TO REDO IT.

AND?

MY FAVORITE THING IN THE WORLD

IS PALE GRAY WITH WHITE TRIM.

I MEAN ‐‐ AND I WISH ‐‐ I DON'T KNOW ‐‐

‐I WOULD HAVE DID IT SOLID. I MEAN, HONESTLY... ‐YEAH.

WHAT ARE THE CHANCES OF GETTING IT BACK

TO LIKE MORE OF A SOLID THING?

I'LL HAVE TO REDO IT.

AND?

[ CHUCKLES ] IS THAT POSSIBLE?

[ LAUGHTER ]

IF YOU WANT IT, WE'LL DO IT.

I MEAN, WE'D ICE JUST SOME PLAIN LIGHT GRAY...

IT MAKES IT LOOK LIKE AN OLD CAKE.

...AND THEN JUST REDO THE DESIGNS.

YEAH, IT LOOKS LIKE AN OLD CAKE,

LIKE I WOULDN'T WANT TO EAT THAT CAKE. YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

ISAAC MIZRAHI COMES OVER TO THE BAKERY

TO CHECK OUT THE CAKES

THAT WE'RE MAKING FOR HIS FASHION SHOW.

AND LET ME TELL YOU ‐‐ THIS GUY'S GOT A STRONG OPINION.

Isaac: AND WHAT ABOUT THAT?

BECAUSE THAT DOESN'T RESEMBLE THE PINK AT ALL, REALLY.

I THINK YOU SHOULD AIRBRUSH IT.

I THINK YOU SHOULD MAKE IT ‐‐ 'CAUSE RIGHT NOW

IT GOES A LITTLE LIKE PASTEL‐Y. ‐YEAH.

LET'S SEE A LITTLE AIRBRUSH BEFORE YOU ‐‐

JUST DO A LITTLE CORNER.

[ GASPS ]

OH, MY GOD. THAT IS SO BEAUTIFUL.

LOOK HOW GORGEOUS THAT IS.

IT'S CRAZY BEAUTIFUL. I LOVE THAT.

SEE, AND YOU STILL ‐‐ IT STILL SETS OFF. SEE?

'CAUSE IT'S DIFFERENT TEXTURES. ‐MM‐HMM.

‐ALL RIGHT? ‐BUDDY, YOU'RE A GENIUS.

OKAY, KIDS, WE GOT TO GO.

OKAY, YOU HEARD HIM, RIGHT?

LET'S WORK.

ISAAC LEAVES, AND WE SCRAMBLE TO GET THESE CAKES DONE.

THAT FASHION SHOW IS TOMORROW!

I FINISH AIRBRUSHING A DIFFERENT SHADE OF PINK ON THE PINK CAKE,

AND I GET FRANKIE RE‐MAKING THE GREEN BOW CAKE.

ONLY THIS TIME, IT'S GONNA BE A SQUARE.

AND THE BOW IS GONNA GET COVERED IN SMOOTH FONDANT.

WE'RE GONNA LEAVE OFF THE TEXTURING.

DANIELLE, ARE YOU GONNA MAKE

ANOTHER FLORAL CAKE WITH THE PURPLE?

ISAAC LIKED THE ORANGE FLORAL CAKE SO MUCH

THAT HE WANTS US TO MAKE A PURPLE ONE JUST LIKE IT.

GET ALL THESE MOLDS. GET THEM ALL READY

SO WE CAN START GOING TO TOWN ON THEM.

Buddy: WE'RE RE‐MAKING THE GRAY CAKE,

BUT THIS TIME SOLID GRAY, NO TEXTURE.

Mauro: I WISH HE WOULD HAVE PICKED ANOTHER ONE

THAT HE WANTED TO HAVE REDONE.

HOW DO THOSE GUYS DO? THEY WALK DOWN.

THEY GET THAT REALLY LOOK AND THEY LOOK AND THEY GO...

[ LAUGHTER ] WOW.

WORK IT, FRANKIE! WORK IT!

WORK IT!

STRUT! STRUT! STRUT!

‐WE NEED A BIG RUNWAY. [ LAUGHTER ]

LOOK, LOOK, HE'S GONNA BREAK THE CAKE DOWN.

YOU THINK WE SHOULD JUST STICK TO MAKING CAKE?

Buddy: WE'RE MAKING A WEBSITE WHERE PEOPLE

CAN GO ON AND ORDER OUR CAKES,

AND I PUT GRACE IN CHARGE OF GETTING THE PICTURES READY

FOR THE WEBSITE.

AND WHAT DOES SHE DO RIGHT AWAY?

SHE GOES AND TEARS INTO OMAR AND STARTS CRITICIZING HIS WORK.

HEY, OMAR?

YES?

WHAT HAPPENED, MAN?

GRACE LOOKED LIKE SHE HAD YOU SHOOK.

I DON'T KNOW. SHE DIDN'T LIKE THE CAKE,

SO I HAVE TO MAKE IT ALL OVER AGAIN.

ARE YOU PAYING ATTENTION TO WHAT SHE SAID THIS TIME?

YES. THAT'S IT. I'M DONE.

DIDN'T SHE YELL AT YOU FOR THE DOTS?

NO, THERE WERE TOO MUCH DOTS,

NOT THIS TIME. I THINK IT'S PERFECT.

I THINK IT LOOKS GOOD, BUT GRACE IS ANOTHER STORY, DUDE.

SHE'S TOUGH. GOOD LUCK.

WHAT DO YOU GOT NOW, OMAR?

Grace: OMAR'S SECOND CAKE WAS MUCH BETTER.

I'M NOT GONNA LET HIM KNOW THAT

'CAUSE I DON'T WANT HIM TO GET A BIG HEAD OR ANYTHING,

BUT THIS IS DEFINITELY MORE LIKE CARLO'S QUALITY.

CLOSE‐UPS ‐‐ YOU GOT TO SEE THE CUPCAKES.

Buddy: ALL RIGHT, WE ALL KNOW GRACE IS A PAIN IN THE YOU‐KNOW‐WHAT,

BUT SHE'S ACTUALLY DOING A GREAT JOB

ON GETTING THESE PICTURES OF THESE CAKES.

THE THING IS, SHE'S GOT TO WORK ON HER PEOPLE SKILLS.

LIKE I GOT TIME FOR THIS?

I DON'T HAVE TIME FOR THIS, DANNY.

NOW YOU HAVE PICTURES

THAT ARE SUITABLE FOR THE WEBSITE.

[ GROANS ]

YEAH.

YEAH, I'M OKAY.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITH ME LATELY.

I'M IN A LOT A LOT OF PAIN.

I MEAN, I KNOW WE GOT A LOT OF CAKES AND STUFF,

BUT I GOT TO GO GET THIS CHECKED OUT.

SO, I'M GONNA LEAVE THESE GUYS TO FINISH UP

THE FINAL PIECES OF THESE CAKES

SO I CAN GO TO THE DOCTOR.

Dr. Sundaram: ARE YOU HAVING ANY PAIN RIGHT NOW?

Buddy: I HAVE PAIN WHEN I STAND.

I GET A PAIN LIKE RIGHT IN MY GROIN, ON THE LEFT SIDE.

THE MORE I STAND, THE WORSE IT GETS,

AND THEN SOMETIMES, SITTING DOWN,

I JUST FEEL VERY TENDER. OKAY.

AND HOW LONG HAS THAT BEEN GOING ON FOR?

ABOUT ‐‐ ABOUT A MONTH.

I MEAN, I FIGURED I PULLED A MUSCLE OR SOMETHING,

BUT I WAS NOT READY FOR WHAT SHE WAS ABOUT TO TELL ME.

MR. VALASTRO, YOU HAVE A HERNIA.

Dr. Sundaram: WELL, LET ME EXPLAIN TO YOU WHAT A HERNIA IS.

ESSENTIALLY, IT'S A HOLE IN YOUR FASCIA,

AND YOUR FASCIA'S YOUR STRONGEST LAYER OF YOUR ABDOMINAL WALL.

IT KIND OF KEEPS YOU UPRIGHT,

AND IT SOMETIMES CAN HAVE A LITTLE DEFECT IN IT.

Buddy: SO, I GUESS ALL THESE YEARS OF LIFTING 100‐POUND CAKES

HAS GIVEN ME A HERNIA.

SO, IT'LL BE ABOUT AT LEAST TWO WEEKS

THAT YOU DON'T DO ANY HEAVY LIFTING.

AND LUCKILY WE FOUND IT

BEFORE IT REALLY CAUSED TOO MUCH PROBLEMS FOR YOU.

SO, IT IS IMPORTANT WE GET IT FIXED

SOONER RATHER THAN LATER.

BUT IT'S FIXABLE? YES, COMPLETELY.

SO, NOW I NEED SURGERY.

AND THAT MEANS I'M GONNA BE OUT OF WORK FOR A FEW WEEKS.

ALL RIGHT, SO, YOUR NEXT STEP

IS WE'LL SET UP FOR THE SURGERY. ‐EXCELLENT.

THIS COULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED AT A WORSE TIME.

I MEAN, I GOT A NEW BABY AND A MILLION THINGS TO DEAL WITH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH. NO PROBLEM.

THANK YOU.

I GUESS SO, YEAH.

DUDE, I SAW THE DRESS OF THIS, AND IT LOOKS JUST LIKE IT.

‐DOES IT REALLY? ‐I SWEAR TO GOD.

Buddy: AFTER I LEAVE THE DOCTOR'S OFFICE,

I GOT TO GO DELIVER THESE CAKES

TO THE ISAAC MIZRAHI FASHION SHOW.

ISAAC HAS POODLES AND DRESSES AND CAKES HERE.

I MEAN, AT FIRST, I DIDN'T GET IT,

BUT NOW, SEEING IT ALL TOGETHER,

IT'S STARTING TO REALLY LOOK AWESOME.

‐DID YOU SEE ISAAC YET? ‐I DIDN'T SEE HIM YET.

‐ALL RIGHT, WE SHOULD GO FIND HIM. COME ON. ‐YEAH, YEAH.

Buddy: ISAAC IS A HUGE CLIENT,

AND THE LAST TIME HE SAW ALL THESE CAKES,

HE WASN'T TOO HAPPY.

SO I'M JUST HOPING THAT HE REALLY LOVES WHAT WE DID.

OKAY, ISAAC, WHAT DO YOU THINK?

[ GASPS ]

OH, MY G‐‐ OH, THEY'RE GORGEOUS.

THEY LOOK GORGEOUS.

I LOVE THIS ONE NOW THAT WE CHANGED THE COLOR.

THAT NEEDED IT.

AND I DO LOVE THE ORANGE. BEAUTIFUL!

[ GASPS ] IT'S GORGEOUS.

ISN'T IT SO MUCH BETTER, JUST FLAT GRAY?

YEAH, MAT. IT'S GORGEOUS.

IT LOOKS SMOOTH. IT'S PERFECT.

THAT'S THE SCHEME OF MY LIVING ROOM.

MY NEW LIVING ROOM IS GONNA BE PALE GRAY AND WHITE LIKE THAT. ‐OH, AWESOME.

I LIKE THAT. THAT IS BEAUTIFUL.

MUCH BETTER, THAT COLOR. ‐YEAH, THAT COLOR.

THIS IS GORGEOUS.

THEY ARE INCREDIBLE, DARLING.

THOSE CAKES ARE GORGEOUS. THE BLUE‐PRINT ONE IS GORGEOUS.

THE NEW BOW ONE IS AMAZING.

THE WHOLE THING IS GORGEOUS ‐‐ THE PINKER ONES.

I THINK IT'S GONNA TOTALLY WORK SO WELL WITH THE DRESSES.

IT'S GONNA BE AWESOME.

I GOT TO SAY WE NAILED IT,

BUT IF I DIDN'T HAVE YOUR INSPIRATION,

I COULDN'T HAVE DONE IT. THAT IS REALLY GORGEOUS.

YOU MADE THE DRESSES TO INSPIRE ME.

RIGHT? YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING?

WAIT TILL YOU SEE WHAT THEY LOOK LIKE UNDER THE LIGHT.

THEY'RE GONNA LOOK REALLY GOOD. THEY'RE GONNA COME TO LIFE IN THIS CRAZY WAY.

I CAN'T WAIT. I CAN'T WAIT.

GOOD JOB, MY FRIEND. THANK YOU. THANKS.

GREAT. THANKS, AGAIN.

OKAY, BYE. BYE, BYE, BYE.

Buddy: KNOWING THAT ISAAC REALLY LIKES MY CAKES IS REALLY GREAT.

I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT THE AUDIENCE IS GONNA THINK.

THE ONLY THING I GOT TO SAY IS, WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T DROP MY CAKE.

I WON'T DROP YOUR CAKE. COOL.

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I NEVER WOULD HAVE THOUGHT, YOU KNOW,

TEAMING CAKE WITH FASHION.

HOW MUCH FUN WAS IT FOR YOU

TO SEE THE CAKES COMING DOWN THE RUNWAY?

YOU KNOW, THAT WAS THE BEST PART,

AND I THINK THAT EVERYBODY ENJOYED

THAT REALLY NICE LAYER TO THIS FASHION SHOW.

"LAYER" ‐‐ THAT'S A GOOD ONE.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]

HI. HI. HI.

HELLO.

EVERYBODY, HELLO. HI. HI. HI.

OH, LOOK, IT'S ‐‐ HI!

Buddy: THE FASHION SHOW WAS A HUGE SUCCESS.

EVERYBODY LOVED THE CAKES.

AND I'M JUST SO PROUD OF HOW ME AND MY TEAM CAME TOGETHER

AND MADE THIS HAPPEN.

ISAAC, GREAT SHOW, MY BROTHER.

THANK YOU, BUDDY. THAT WAS GREAT.

YOU DID AN AMAZING JOB. THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME PART OF IT.

IT WAS AN HONOR. KILLED IT.

I MEAN, WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHT

A BAKER FROM HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY,

IN MANHATTAN, AT A FASHION SHOW,

WITH HIS CAKES ON THE RUNWAY?

BUT THAT'S HOW WE DO IT, HOBOKEN‐STYLE.