Duff Goldman

Duff Goldman trained at University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) and Corcoran College of Art before moving through pastry and production roles that sharpened his range. He worked as bagel store worker at Mall bagel store in Unknown, fry cook at McDonald's in Unknown, stagiaire at The French Laundry in California, executive pastry chef at Vail Cascade Hotel in Colorado, and bread baker at Olives (Todd English's restaurant) in Washington, D.C. Today, Duff is founder and executive chef of Charm City Cakes (since 2002), executive chef of Charm City Cakes West, judge of Holiday Baking Championship, judge of Spring Baking Championship, and judge and co-host of Kids Baking Championship (since 2014).

Since founding it in 2002, he has served as executive chef at Charm City Cakes in Baltimore. His specialty is custom cakes and over-the-top cakes.