Another Filipino is taking over our television screens. Though he was recently eliminated on TLC's -إ“Cake Boss: Next Great Baker,-‌ Fil-Am Gregory -إ“Greggy-‌ Soriano clearly won over millions of viewers with his endearing and -إ“fabulous-‌ personality - not to mention his killer fashion sense and awesome Broadway singing/rapping abilities.
The 26-year-old Soriano, who grew up in Glendora but moved to Jersey City, got his start in cake decorating when he was just in middle school. He started taking classes at a local cake decorating store and the rest as they say, is history. His natural ability and artistic sensibilities landed him the head cake decorator position at a popular New York bakery, when his friends encouraged him to audition for TLC's newest cooking show, a spinoff of the top rated -إ“Cake Boss-‌ following famous baker Buddy Valastro. -إ“Cake Boss: Next Great Baker-‌ features 10 pastry chefs competing to win $50,000 cash and a chance to work side-by-side with the legendary Valastro.
-إ“I just thought, why not, I have nothing to lose,-‌ Soriano says.
-إ“It turned out to be one of the best experiences of my life.-‌
Soriano quickly gained fans with his unique, intricate cake designs, dubbing himself -إ“the Lady Gaga of cakes.-‌
-إ“My cake decorating is very avant-garde,-‌ he tells Balita Media.
-إ“I'm inspired by so many things. I have tons of pictures on my Blackberry of random things like shower curtains, pillows, canvases, you name it.
I just really love beautiful things.-‌
Aside from making awe-inspiring, breathtaking cakes, Soriano won over viewers with his larger than life personality. Clearly, he's not afraid to be his fabulous self.
-إ“I'm proud of what I see up there when I look on the screen,-‌ Soriano says when asked about being a fan favorite.
-إ“It took me a long time to grow and really be comfortable in my own skin.
I hope people look at me and are just inspired to be themselves. It's been absolutely crazy, but it's cool.-‌
And yes, nobody knows this more than Soriano, who is openly gay, refers to himself as -إ“gaysian-‌ and plays up his quirky sense of style. Viewers especially loved his white framed glasses, which became a trademark perfectly suiting the bubbly baker.
-إ“They're Diesel!,-‌ laughs Soriano.
-إ“They're prescription glasses and I've been wearing it for years.-‌
His love of fashion also clearly influences his cake decorating, which he describes as being not just avant-garde, but -إ“high end couture-‌.
-إ“My favorite cake I've done had to be the Marc Jacobs Louis Vuitton tribute cake,-‌ he shares.
-إ“I also really like the Barbie cake - it looks like something Barbie herself would have in her Malibu dream house,-‌ he laughs.
Soriano's cakes are extremely labor intensive, taking anywhere from four days to an entire week to complete. His favorite flavor of cake is -إ“anything chocolate hazelnut,-‌ but he shares with Balita Media that he has also made delicious Filipino flavored cakes.
-إ“I've made an Ube Trifle cake, an Ube Halaya cake and even a Halo-Halo cake,-‌ he says.
-إ“It's sooo good, like, hug-your-baby-daddy-good!,-‌ Soriano says in one of his many colorful phrases.
So what's next for the incredible baker?
Though he didn't end up winning -إ“Cake Boss: Next Great Baker-‌, he has no regrets.
-إ“It was the absolute most fun I've ever had.-‌
-إ“I got to make lifelong, amazing friends even though it was pretty stressful competing with them,-‌ he laughs.
Soriano plans to open up his own cake shop in downtown Jersey City this year, an urban cake boutique called -إ“Cake Lush-‌. The fun, no doubt adorable store will feature cake slices ranging from $9-$15 as well as cake related toys.
-إ“It will be boutique style,-‌ Soriano explains.
-إ“It will be a place where you can stop and grab a bite to eat, and just enjoy yourself.-‌
He's also busy developing his own brand, creating cake products for stay-at-home moms that will sell in craft stores.
And on top of all of this, Soriano is also looking into having his very own show.
-إ“I can't really talk about it but cross your fingers!,-‌ Soriano says excitedly.
But through all his television success, Soriano never forgets his Filipino roots as well as his millions of Filipino fans who supported him every week.
-إ“I'm uber proud to be Filipino,-‌ Soriano says sincerely.
-إ“I hope I'm representing you well, and making you all proud.-‌
One on one with 'Cake Boss' star Greggy Soriano
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