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Eight bakers arrived back in The Great British Baking Show marquee to take on the newest trilogy of Berry-Hollywood challenges. (Mel Giedroyc also made a welcome return.) At the half way point of the competition, things were getting serious for Pie Week. Not to be confused, of course, with pi
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Nine bakers returned to The Great British Baking Show this week, intent on surviving the vaguely titled “dessert week”. Why this particular competition bears this name is something of a mystery. Cakes, most tarts and some pies are desserts, after all. In fact, a majority of the challenges on The
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This week on The Great British Baking Show, ten bakers had a common goal - to tempt Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood (aka The Silverback) with their tarts. Who demonstrated their flair for flavors and pastry perfection? And who crumbled under the pressure? All will be revealed, but first let’
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A man named Paul Hollywood once said, “Understand bread, understand baking.” And in the second round of The Great British Baking Show, all the contestants were willing and “bagel” to demonstrate their bread making skills. But before we dive into to the newest trio of challenges, let’s quickly review
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Cake, bread and pie lovers, rejoice! Our penchant for watching British people politely yet passionately baking in a tent will once again be satisfied thanks to the return of another season of The Great British Baking Show to PBS. Granted this set of episodes is not new. In fact, this
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First there were twelve, now there are three. It's time for the season finale of The Great British Baking Show! Dun dun dunnn! A nerve-racking Patisserie Week semifinal eliminated Selasi who, despite his cool, no-worries demeanor, finally hit the wall of his abilities. This week three Star Bakers
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The air was steamy and the stakes were high as our four remaining bakers entered the tent this week. With just three patisserie challenges standing between the contestants and a spot in this season’s The Great British Baking Show final, even Mel and Sue’s bad French accents couldn’
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The tent looked rather empty as the five remaining competitors reported to their stations for the Great British Baking Show quarterfinals. Our shrinking band of bakers would need plenty of elbow room in order to attempt the three Tudor-era based challenges set for them by Mary Berry and Paul Hollywood
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Six bakers entered the tent this week with two things on their minds. One was to make sweet, cakey, creamy, nutty confections to the best of their ability. The other was to find a way to secure a spot in next week’s quarter final. Whether you call it pudding,
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Seven contestants remained as The Great British Baking Show introduced its first ever botanical week, sort of a baking version of the Rose Parade. All three challenges were inspired by nature and the bakers were encouraged to raid the garden (and the produce aisle) to give their bakes deliciously aromatic
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We’re at the halfway point of this season's The Great British Baking Show competition and eight accomplished amateur bakers remain. This week, contestants were presented with three painstaking pastry challenges. I don’t know about you, but just the thought of trying to produce flaky layers of
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Nine determined bakers remained as we entered week four of this most British of baking competitions. In this round our group faced a first in The Great British Baking Show history – a series of batter-related challenges! Not to be confused with one who plays cricket, this episode was a case