Damiano Carrara

Italian chef

Italian
Pastries

Television show(s)

- Spring Baking Championship
- Christmas Cookie Challenge
- Halloween Baking Championship

Damiano Carrara (born 22 September 1985)^[1]^[2] is an Italian chef, restaurateur and cookbook author who resides in Italy.^[3]

Early life

Carrara was born in Lucca, Tuscany.^[1] He served as a bartender at age 19 in his hometown before he continued bartending across Dublin, Ireland.^[4] By 2012, he and his brother Massimiliano had relocated to Moorpark, California, where they opened their bakery Carrara Pastries.^[3] In 2013, they opened a second location in Agoura Hills, California.^[1] In 2023 the Carrara Pastry companies were sold to a new owner.

Career

Carrara has made television appearances on several Food Network series. He first came to prominence as a contestant in the premier season of Spring Baking Championship in 2015, where he finished in second place.^[1]^[5]^[6] Later that year, he went on to win the "Chocotage XXL" episode of Cutthroat Kitchen.^[1]

Carrara also infrequently served as a judge on Bakers vs. Fakers and Winner Cake All. Carrara also served as a judge in the Christmas Cookie Challenge, which aired on Food Network in 2017.^[7]

Food Network Star and Halloween Baking Championship

In May 2016,^[4]^[3] Carrara was announced as a contestant for the twelfth season of Food Network Star. He survived until midway through the season finale, finishing in third place.^[1] In October 2016, he served as one of the judges in the second season of Halloween Baking Championship.^[8]

Filmography

Television

Spring Baking Championship - SECOND PLACE (6 episodes, 2015)^[9]
Cuthroat Kitchen: Chocotage XXL - WINNER (2015)
Food Network Star Season 12 - THIRD PLACE (2016)
Halloween Baking Championship Season 2 - JUDGE (2016)
Christmas Cookie Challenge 2 - JUDGE (2016)
Guy's Grocery Games - JUDGE (1 episode, 2017)
Bakers vs. Fakers - JUDGE (2 episodes, 2017)
Christmas Cookie Challenge - JUDGE (3 episodes, 2017)
Cake Star: Pasticcerie in sfida Season 1-6 - HOST (2018-2022) with Katia Follesa
Home & Family - SELF (4 episodes, 2017-2018)
Bake Off Italia: Dolci in forno - JUDGE (43 episodes, 2017-2020)
Chopped Sweets - JUDGE (1 episode, 2021)

Bibliography

Year	Title	Publisher	ISBN
2016	Dolce Italia: Authentic Italian Baking	Lulu	1483443264

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h "About us – Carrara Kitchen". Carrara Kitchen. WordPress.com. Retrieved 14 November 2016.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b Carrara, Damiano (22 September 2016). "Damiano Carrara on Twitter: "Grazie mamma, papà e Nonna https://t.co/z3MF4Pxmby"". Twitter. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c Bloomberg, Toby (22 May 2016). "Food Network Star Season 12 – Cheatsheet | Diva Foodies". Diva Foodies. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
^ ^a ^b Conaway, Sheri (27 April 2016). ""Food Network Star" Celebrity Interview – Meet Chef Damiano Carrara – Dine.Savor.Repeat". Dine.Savor.Repeat. WordPress.com. Archived from the original on 19 October 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
^ Pulfrey, Michelle; DeSocio, Jeffrey Thomas (7 July 2015). "Damiano Carrara: Summer Desserts – Story | KTTV". KTTV. Fox Television Stations. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
^ McKinnon, Lisa (25 April 2016). "Food Network baking show to feature Moorpark chef". Ventura County Star. Gannett Company. Archived from the original on 21 October 2016. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
^ "Bakers vs. Fakers Episodes".
^ "Halloween Baking Championship, Season 2: Meet the Host and Judges : Food Network". Food Network. Scripps Networks Interactive. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
^ "Damiano Carrara". IMDb. Retrieved 15 August 2021.