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Zac Young
Zac Young
Born	November 18, 1982 (age 41); Portland, Maine, United States
Education	Walnut Hill School; Institute of Culinary Education;
	Culinary career
	Television show(s) Top Chef: Just Desserts; Unique Sweets; Bakers v. Fakers; Nailed It!; ;
Website	www.chefzacyoung.com

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Zac Young (born November 18, 1982) is an American pastry chef and TV personality. He has been featured on various baking shows on Food Network and the Cooking Channel, most noticeably on Top Chef: Just Desserts and Unique Sweets.^[1] He also appeared as a guest judge on baking competition show Nailed It! on Netflix.^[2]

Early life

Young was born in Portland, Maine. Growing up, Young wanted to learn how to bake after his vegan mother never baked cookies for him.^[3] Young was enrolled at Walnut Hill School for the Arts High School in Natick, Massachusetts.^[4] Young momentarily worked as a costume designer before deciding that baking was his true passion. He then moved to New York City in 2003 to enroll at the Institute of Culinary Education and graduated in 2006.^[3]^[5]

Career

He originated the PieCaken dessert.^[6]

References

^ Varolli, Regina (October 31, 2017). "Zac Young: The Food Network's "King of All Halloween"". Huffington Post. Retrieved April 19, 2018.
^ Bui, Andrew (February 22, 2018). "'Nailed It' Is the Food Competition Show Celebrating Terrible Home Bakers". Tasting Table. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
^ ^a ^b Keyes, Jeffrey James (October 12, 2010). "Out on the Town: Top Chef Zac Young's New York". GayCities. Q.Digital. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
^ Witko, Nicole (February 25, 2015). "Chef Zac Young on the Theatricality of Cookies". The Chef's Connection. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
^ "Zac Young". ICE. 2006. Retrieved March 30, 2018.
^ Rogers, Katie (November 25, 2015). "Forget Turducken. It's Piecaken Time" – via NYTimes.com.

External links

[1] Varolli, Regina (October 31, 2017). "Zac Young: The Food Network's "King of All Halloween"". Huffington Post. Retrieved April 19, 2018.

[Nailed_It-2] Bui, Andrew (February 22, 2018). "'Nailed It' Is the Food Competition Show Celebrating Terrible Home Bakers". Tasting Table. Retrieved April 26, 2018.

[earlylife-3] Keyes, Jeffrey James (October 12, 2010). "Out on the Town: Top Chef Zac Young's New York". GayCities. Q.Digital. Retrieved March 30, 2018.

[4] Witko, Nicole (February 25, 2015). "Chef Zac Young on the Theatricality of Cookies". The Chef's Connection. Retrieved April 1, 2018.

[5] "Zac Young". ICE. 2006. Retrieved March 30, 2018.

[6] Rogers, Katie (November 25, 2015). "Forget Turducken. It's Piecaken Time" – via NYTimes.com.

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-'''Zac Young''' (born November 18, 1982) is an American pastry chef and TV personality. He has been featured on various baking shows on [[Food Network]] and the [[Cooking Channel]], most noticeably on ''[[Top Chef: Just Desserts]]'' and ''[[Unique Sweets]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Varolli|first1=Regina|title=Zac Young: The Food Network's "King of All Halloween"|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/zac-young-the-food-networks-king-of-all-halloween_us_59f8cafbe4b0de896d3f2be6|accessdate=April 19, 2018|work=Huffington Post|date=October 31, 2017|ref=HPBio}}</ref> He also appeared as a guest judge on baking competition show ''[[Nailed It!]]'' on [[Netflix]].
+'''Zac Young''' (born November 18, 1982) is an American pastry chef and TV personality. He has been featured on various baking shows on [[Food Network]] and the [[Cooking Channel]], most noticeably on ''[[Top Chef: Just Desserts]]'' and ''[[Unique Sweets]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Varolli|first1=Regina|title=Zac Young: The Food Network's "King of All Halloween"|url=https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/zac-young-the-food-networks-king-of-all-halloween_us_59f8cafbe4b0de896d3f2be6|accessdate=April 19, 2018|work=Huffington Post|date=October 31, 2017|ref=HPBio}}</ref> He also appeared as a guest judge on baking competition show ''[[Nailed It!]]'' on [[Netflix]].<ref name="Nailed It">{{cite news|last1=Bui|first1=Andrew|title='Nailed It' Is the Food Competition Show Celebrating Terrible Home Bakers|url=https://www.tastingtable.com/culture/national/nailed-it-netflix-show|accessdate=April 26, 2018|work=Tasting Table|date=February 22, 2018}}</ref>
 ==Early life==
 Young was born in Portland, Maine. Growing up, Young wanted to learn how to bake after his [[vegan]] mother never baked cookies for him.<ref name=earlylife>{{cite web|last1=Keyes|first1=Jeffrey James|title=Out on the Town: Top Chef Zac Young’s New York|url=https://www.gaycities.com/outthere/6012/out-on-the-town-top-chef-zac-youngs-new-york/|website=GayCities|publisher=Q.Digital|accessdate=March 30, 2018|date=October 12, 2010}}</ref> Young was enrolled at [[Walnut Hill School|Walnut Hill School for the Arts High School]] in [[Natick]], [[Massachusetts]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Witko|first1=Nicole|title=Chef Zac Young on the Theatricality of Cookies|url=https://thechefsconnection.com/chef-interviews/zac-young-theatrical-cookies/|website=The Chef's Connection|accessdate=April 1, 2018|date=February 25, 2015}}</ref> Young momentarily worked as a costume designer before deciding that baking was his true passion. He then moved to New York City in 2003 to enroll at the [[Institute of Culinary Education]] and graduated in 2006.<ref name=earlylife/><ref>{{cite web|title=Zac Young|url=https://www.ice.edu/profiles/alumni/pastry--baking-arts-alumni/zac-young|website=ICE|accessdate=March 30, 2018|date=2006}}</ref>