how did cake boss dad die
Sal Picinich, 'Cake Boss' baker, dies at age 63 of cancer; TLC sends condolences to Buddy Valastro. Sal Picinich, 'Cake Boss' baker who worked at Carlo's Bakery for 45 years, has died at the age of 63 of cancer. Sal Picinich, the baker who rose to fame on the TLC reality show Cake Boss, has died at the age of 63. His wife, Lucille, told the North Jersey Record that he died from cancer. A tribute aired at the end of the Monday night episode of the TLC show, which centers on Carlo's Bakery in Hoboken, where Picinich worked for 45 years, originally under Cake Boss star Buddy Valastroâs father.