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Carine Goren

Carine Goren is an Israeli pastry chef, cookbook author and television host, known for her Sweet Secrets books and show.

born 1974The Sweet Secrets cookbooksHosting television baking showsJudging Bake-Off Israel

Born: 24 May 1974, Haifa
Occupation: pastry chef
Education: University of Haifa

Carine Goren was born in 1974 in Haifa

Carine Goren was born in Haifa in 1974. She grew up as one of two daughters of a driving instructor and a stay-at-home mother. She finished the Hebrew Reali School in Haifa in 1992.

She earned a B.A. in communication at the University of Haifa. She later studied software engineering at ORT Braude College in Karmiel.

She worked in computers, and at 26 took a 12-week pastry course and chose baking as her career. While working as a programmer for the food magazine Al Hashulchan, she became its baking writer and editor. She also wrote for Maariv from 2004 and developed pastry recipes at Lehem Erez.

In 2006 she published her own cookbook, Sweet Secrets, followed by more titles including a children's baking book. She hosted baking shows on Channel 2 and Channel 10. She served as a judge on Bake-Off Israel from 2016 and on The Perfect Dessert in 2021.

She married chef Ronen Goren in 1998. He left his own career to manage her brand.