Bakery Boss
By Melissa Camacho,
Common Sense Media Reviewer
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Cake Boss star helps struggling businesses in sweet series.
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What's the Story?
The reality series BAKERY BOSS stars celebrity baker Buddy Valastro as he travels across the country helping struggling bakery owners save their businesses. From trying to convince stubborn owners that their recipes need reworking, to helping long-established neighborhood bakeries update their business practices and storefronts, Valastro is committed to helping folks make their shops a financial and culinary success while enjoying the work that goes into creating delicious baked confections.
Is It Any Good?
The Cake Boss reality spin-off offers a look at what goes into running a small bakery. Most of the struggling bakeries are family owned and rely on their local communities to keep them in business. The show highlights some of the many entrepreneurial and baking skills necessary for making these small businesses successful.
Bakery Boss is interesting, but the show's main focus is on Valastro's efforts to help owners resolve some of the family issues that are contributing (at least on camera) to their bakery's demise. These emotional moments are voyeuristic, but the results of the baking drama are usually as sweet as pie.
Talk to Your Kids About ...
Families can talk about reality shows. Why do you think business owners agree to appear on this show? How does Buddy Valastro benefit from helping fellow bakers save their businesses? Do you think the emotional conversations that take place between family members are real?
Did you know that reality shows are often created to promote things? How do TV shows like this one advertise to viewers?
TV Details
- Premiere date: May 23, 2013
- Cast: Buddy Valastro
- Network: TLC
- Genre: Reality TV
- Topics: Cooking and Baking
- TV rating: TV-PG
- Last updated: October 14, 2022
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