1/17/2011:

Update: 5 Marineview Plaza

Should have known this – but this was already mentioned in the Doomed Brooklyn Bread thread – that plans are already taking shape for a Valastro-related Italian eatery at 5 Marineview Plaza.

So that begs the question – what restaurant would “fit” uptown at Maxwell Place?

Buddy Valastro to expand into Italian Restaurant Biz?

Maxwell Place rumored to be next stop…

Hoboken411 heard that the empty corner restaurant space at Maxwell Place (11th Street) may soon be occupied by Cake Boss Buddy Valastro from Carlo’s Bakery and is slated to become an Italian Restaurant.

Haven’t confirmed validity of that rumor – however, if true:

• Would yet another reality show be filmed there, and become so popular that lines will now form uptown? How would Maxwell Place residents feel about that? How would other area residents feel? (traffic, congestion, etc.)
• What affect would that have on other Hoboken Italian Restaurants? Positive or negative?
• Would you go? How do we know if Buddy can even cook a piece of chicken?

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1/11/2011:

Reader digs commercial delivery vehicles

This Hoboken Photo of the Day submission to Hoboken411 is so peculiar – I had to publish it.

Dimitri Rodriguez was so intrigued by this delivery van for Carlo’s Bakery to deliver Cake Boss products, he snapped a photo and sent it in. I suppose he found it worthy of inclusion because the van is on TV sometimes? Any ideas?

Technorati Tags: Cake Boss, Carlos Bakery, Delivery Van, Dimitri Rodriguez, Hoboken, New Jersey, NJ, reader photo

12/27/2010:

Line or no line – Cake Boss has sidewalk issues

Hoboken411 reader Mike sent in the following photo and said:

“I took this photo on the way home from work around 5:30 pm. I found it funny. As if it wasn’t bad enough that storefronts in Hoboken don’t shovel, our beloved Cake Boss Carlo’s Bakery has now found a new way to clog the sidewalk: tourists when it is nice out, snow when it is not.

The bodega to the right and Verizon the the left had no problem clearing the way but since Carlos isn’t making money selling t-shirts, why contribute to the town at all?”

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Remy Gonzalez Update – Teen allegedly assaulted

Update: Eyebrows were raised because of the fact that Remy Gonzalez has been in jail for over a week – despite the family having loads of cash from the success of the Cake Boss show. Sources close to Hoboken411 say that apparently his wife Lisa (Buddy Valastro’s sister) was the one that turned Remy in for the alleged assault.

Sources say that a teenager, who supposedly is a relative of the family was allegedly assaulted – and may have been handicapped.

More to come as details are confirmed…

8/25/2010:

Update: TheWrap quotes a law official in Morris County saying no child was sexually assaulted, but rather “they were in the house.” So it’s possible the alleged assault took place with children as witnesses.

Cake Boss co-star arrested for sexual assault charges

TMZ is reporting that Cake Boss co-star Remy Gonzalez is being held for various sexual assault charges and child-endangerment in Morris County, NJ.

TMZ reported that Gonzalez is being charged with aggravated sexual assault, sexual assault, criminal sexual contact, and endangering the welfare of a child, and is being held on $300,000 bail.

Gonzalez is married to Buddy Valastro’s sister.

Commenters on TMZ had sentiments such as “I’m not eating any cake he helps because now I KNOW where his hands have been. Yuck.” and “There goes the line in front of the bakery–maybe Hoboken can go back to being normal!”

Do you think this will hurt or help the popularity of Cake Boss?

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11/2/2010:

The intricacies of the Cake Boss line in Hoboken

Hoboken resident Matt Marone wrote an article for unwinnable.com – going behind the scenes of a typical line for the Cake Boss on Washington Street.

He noticed a sign that residents installed on one of the doors that happens to be “in the line of fire” of the very long lines Carlo’s Bakery is known for. Informative, but civil to say the least.

However, he thought that it required a bit of parody – and decided to write a “response” to said sign in defense of the die-hard Cake Boss fans (before the 15 minutes of fame expires…)

Check the article out here.

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9/22/2010:

Hoboken spoof: Cake Boss Therapy

The folks at UCBComedy.com spoofed Hoboken’s Cake Boss – wondering what it’d look like if Buddy Valastro became a therapist with his cake creations. Entitled “Cake Boss Therapy.”

Thanks, Mark for the tip!

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