Our story

From Adana
to Spadina.

Can Montana was born in Adana, Türkiye in 1989. He was good at drawing as a kid, and at thirteen he found a medium for it: pastry. Nearly twenty-four years later he brought everything he had learned to Toronto and opened Puuffy.

Can is said “John”.In Turkish, the letter C sounds like the English J.

Can Montana whisking a fresh batch of ice cream base

Pasta Canavarı

The Cake Monster

Twenty-four years

A career, year by year.

2001 – 2009
Adana
Apprentice at Mado
Started in a professional kitchen at thirteen, drawn in by a childhood talent for drawing. Apprenticed at Mado, one of Türkiye's best-known patisserie houses.
2009 – 2014
Istanbul
Mastery & 3D cake design
After military service he went back to pastry just as the industry was reinventing itself. Workshops, fairs and seminars in Istanbul led him to 3D sculptural cakes, and he went on to specialise in 3D anatomy and sugar-paste modelling.
2014 – 2018
Cyprus
Four years with Ekor Gıda
Four years working with Ekor Gıda flour products in Cyprus. At the Of Cake Başkent international masters competition in Ankara he was selected in five categories and came home with gold and silver, and the nickname Pasta Canavarı: the Cake Monster.
2018 – 2021
Istanbul
International Master
Took part in the International Master at Of Cake Istanbul and finished first in his category, then kept going through the pandemic with private commissions, workshops and consulting for kitchens across the region.
2026
Toronto
Puuffy opens on Spadina
Brought nearly twenty-four years at the bench to Canada and opened Puuffy at 439 Spadina Avenue: the first shop under his own name.