"Nothing compares," said Mary Alice Yeskey, marketing director of Charm City Cakes. [5] Her family moved from Mississippi to Chicago when she was two years old. It sounds like you never know who you'll meet at Duff's Cakemix. It all seemed surprising and abrupt, then, when the channel shuttered "Ace of Cakes" in 2011. You might be able to make a popcorn, flower pot, or bunny cake, among others, or customize your own cake-decorating adventure for a private event (via Duff's Cakemix). I am this huge Star Wars fan, says Yeskey, smiling at the memory. [4] Seasons 15 have been released on DVD. Ms. Alice, left, and Beatrice Winde in Sparkle, a 1976 film loosely based on the singing group the Supremes. She quickly went to the front desk and filled out a maintenance request. I know you've heard of Baltimore's famed Charm City Cakes from their show on Food Network. Ace of Cakes. Pastry chef and cake master Duff Goldman introduces his staff at Charm City Cakes. Season 10 began airing in January 2011, ending shortly thereafter in February. One of five children, Mary Alice Smith was born on Dec. 3, 1936, in Indianola, Mississippi, and raised in Chicago. Mary Alice Fallon Yeskey is the Manager of Baltimore's Charm City Cakes - the wild, off the wall bakery featured on Food Network's hit series "Ace of Cakes". Williams was attending a house party located at 6107 S St. Lawrence in the South Side of . Mary Alice, an Emmy and Tony Award-winning actress who brought a delicate grace and a quiet dignity to her roles in Hollywood blockbusters ("The Matrix Revolutions"), television sitcoms ("A. Observing the staff at Charm City Cakes in Baltimore as they prepare unusual cakes. But he was happily dating co-star Jessica Curry at the time. According to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Charm City Cakes' location in Baltimore was converted from an 1890s church, which had also served as a sewing factory, wine bar, and art gallery. Every week at Charm City Cakes in Baltimore, Duff and his team of artists try to meet the demands of creating up to 20 cakes a week, some of which take up to 29 hours to build! Pastry chef Duff Goldmanis known for his imaginative, awe-inspiring, intricately decorated confectionery creations. Alices big-screen rsum also included Spike Lees Malcolm X (1992), Clint Eastwoods A Perfect World (1993), The Inkwell (1994), Heading Home (1994), Bed of Roses (1996), Maya Angelous Down in the Delta(1998), The Wishing Tree (1999) and John Sayles Sunshine State (2002). People think we only do cakes for famous people, which breaks my heart. Mary Smith. When confirming the cancelation of "Ace of Cakes" to The Hollywood Reporter, Food Network's general manager Bob Tuschman said that it wasn't all over for Goldman.