Tune in for a Special U.S. Open Edition of Food Network’s Ace of Cakes
January 6, 2011 | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
From New York City’s classic attractions and landmarks to its famous rivalries, Chef Duff has brought a little of each to his cake and to the U.S. Open. With Arthur Ashe Stadium as the design’s centerpiece set against the city’s famous skyline, Ashe is featured on center court against the tennis center’s namesake, Billie Jean King. As Ashe and King play, King Kong climbs the Empire State Building behind them and in front, the Unisphere welcomes fans to the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. The enormous cake, with working stadium lights and fireworks, includes intense rivalries on 12 outer tennis courts.
On these 12 outer courts, Chef Duff showcases New York’s most famous icons: a Yankees player and Mets player square off to see who is the city’s top baseball team; the Statue of Liberty takes on the Statue of 30 Rockefeller Plaza on another court to determine New York’s top landmark; the subway and a yellow taxi battle for transportation bragging rights on another while a pizza slice and a bagel fight to be the top delicacy. The Phantom of the Opera and Cats also take to the court to settle which is the city’s best musical. A group of children also enjoy a QuickStart Tennis court as an homage to the USTA’s 10 and Under Tennis initiative which is designed to tailor the game of tennis to their size.
Tune in to Food Network’s Ace of Cakes on Jan. 6, 10:00 pm ET and see how it all turns out!
