Everyone's favorite Cake Boss, Buddy Valastro of Carlo's Bakery, will be trading in his sweet fondant and buttercream cakes for the smells of home-cooked meatballs and pasta sauce as he ventures into uncharted territory: Las Vegas restaurants.
In an interview with the New Jersey Monthly, Valastro and his family test dishes for the menu at Buddy V's, Valastro's first restaurant, opening this fall in the Venetian.
"The inspiration for the food is to be like regular home cooking, like the food I eat with my family every Sunday," Valastro said.
According to the New Jersery Monthly, Buddy V's menu options will be named after Valastro family members: "Lisa's Sautéed Shrimp with Cilantro, for example, is named for the chef's youngest sister, and Gloria's Fried Artichokes is named for his mother-in-law." Valastro added that his restaurant will serve the classics, like steak pizzaiola, spaghetti and cannoli.
"I don't think you can go wrong with anything we're planning to serve" Valastro said. "It's home cooking, just like I cook for my own family."
The Cake Boss opened another Carlo's Bakery in Ridgewood last February, and has plans to open more. Valastro is concerned that he is spreading himself too thin taking on another business.
"I always worry about that," Valastro said. "But I'm doing this from the heart. I want people to be able to go into Buddy V.'s and get a meal like you have at my aunt's house."
Earlier in July, Valastro announced the release a line of cake-decorating kits. Kits will include all the tools needed to work with fondant, "including four colors of fondant, tips, piping bags, cutters, and more," according to The Daily Meal.
The kits will retail for $29.99, and will be sold exclusively at Michaels starting Sept. 5. Kits will also be available at Bed Bath and Beyond, Target, Walmart, Kohl's,JC Penney, and Sam's Club starting November.
