Sylvia Weinstock

Sylvia Silver was born January 28, 1930, in the Bronx, New York. She was raised in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Her family lived above their shop, which sold liquor and later became a bakery. Weinstock earned a bachelor's degree in psychology in 1951 from Hunter College. She later obtained a master's degree in education from Queens College in 1973. == Career ==

Weinstock began her professional career as an elementary school teacher on Long Island. She began baking cakes for local restaurants and apprenticed with pastry chef George Keller at the suggestion of André Soltner of Lutèce. William Greenberg, a fellow bakery owner, began referring clients to her for wedding cakes. She preferred not to use fondant, describing it as "cheap and easy." Bon Appétit magazine dubbed her "the Leonardo da Vinci of wedding cakes." She also appeared in season 1 of the Netflix series Nailed It!, where she was described as the show's "secret weapon." She also taught cake decorating at the Institute of Culinary Education. == Personal life ==

In 1949, at age 19, she married Benjamin Weinstock (1925–2018). They settled in Massapequa, New York, and raised three children. == Death ==

Weinstock died on November 22, 2021, in Tribeca at the age of 91. The cause of death was multiple myeloma. ==Publications==