Dutchess County chef heats up in Spring Bake off championship finale

Derek Corsino took part in the Spring Bake off championship finale on the Food Network Monday night.

News 12 Staff

Apr 27, 2021, 4:22 PM

Updated 1,263 days ago

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A local celebrity chef getting his big break!
Derek Corsino took part in the Spring Bake off championship finale on the Food Network Monday night. He's a Dutchess County native and graduate of the Culinary Institute of America.
Currently, he teaches culinary arts to high school students in California.
In the final challenge, he baked a replica garden cake that checked all the boxes in our book.
Unfortunately he didn't take home the title but he had a great run!
The judges praised his attention to detail.