1. Cake boss Cake Boss is an American reality television show, airing on the cable television networkTLC, set at Carlo's Bake Shop in Hoboken, New Jersey. The show stars Buddy Valastro , the shop's owner, and his family, specifically his retired mother, four sisters and three brothers-in-law, and depicts their everyday lives running the bakery. 3. The show stars Buddy Valastro , the shop's owner, and his family, specifically his retired mother, four sisters and three brothers-in-law, and depicts their everyday lives running the bakery. 4. Mary ValastroPicinich Buddy's mother. Bought the bakery with her husband in 1964. Maddalena "Madeline" Castano (born 1967[6]) The second eldest daughter of Buddy Sr. and Mary. Mauro "Chef Mario" Castano Madeline's husband and Buddy's right hand man. Mary ValastroSciarrone (born September 30, 1969[6][7]) The middle child of Buddy Sr. and Mary. Lisa Gonzalez (born December 31, 1974[6]) The youngest daughter of Buddy Sr. and Mary. Lisa and Remy have a baby, Isabella, in the Mother's Day episode, "Mother's Day, Mama and Mom-to-be". 9.Remigio "Remy" Gonzalez Lisa's husband and Buddy's left-hand man. 10.Frank Amato, Jr. Buddy's 1st cousin and the godfather of his son, Marco 11.Danny Dragone An employee and close family friend. 12.Salvatore "Sal" Picinich (1947[8] - January 30, 2011[9][10][11]) Started working at the bakery in 1964 and is one of Buddy's most trusted employees. Picinich stopped appearing on the show at the end of 2009, when he began battling cancer, but returned in the summer of 2010 to accept the Employee of the Century Award on the occasion of the bakery’s 100th anniversary.[10]