[4] Brachman drew upon his Jewish heritage and Symon cooked family recipes from his Romanian grandfather during their segments which were classified as Eastern European according to the show's categories.
[5] Brachman also frequently appeared as a guest co-host on Sweet Dreams, a Food Network dessert show hosted by Gale Gand.
[citation needed] Brachman was offered his first pastry job in a Massachusetts restaurant that had just lost its chef.
[citation needed] After learning his trade in Massachusetts, he landed a job in New York City as the pastry chef at The Odeon before going on to work at Arizona 206.
[18][19] Following his departure from Food Network's primary line-up and a stint at FireBird restaurant, Brachman began working freelance in the New York City area.