Mauro Castano

A pastry chef and Buddy's right-hand man. He is married to Buddy's second oldest sister, Maddalena Castano (née Valastro) (born August 15, 1967) who works front counter. They have three children: Dominique, Buddy, and Mary.

Mauro's originally from Italy--he was born in Milan and came to the United States when he was about 12 or 13.

Mauro had a bleeding ulcer in Season 11, which caused him to lose two liters of blood. He fainted, hitting his head on the floor. He was fine, but he did get a concussion. He returned to work at Carlo's Bakery a week later.