Zac Young
Zac Young 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 and Unique Sweets. He also appeared as a guest judge on baking competition show Nailed It! on Netflix, Food Network's Halloween Baking Championship, and Food Network's Chopped.Early life
Young was born in Portland, Maine. Growing up, he wanted to learn how to bake after his vegan mother never baked cookies for him. Young was enrolled at Walnut Hill School for the Arts High School in Natick, Massachusetts. 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.
Young, along with David Burke Fabrick's pastry chef, Gian Martinez originated the PieCaken dessert while working as executive pastry chef for David Burke Group.Personal life
Young self-identifies as gay.
