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The Great Canadian Baking Show
''The Great Canadian Baking Show'' is a Canadian cooking competition television series which premiered on CBC Television on November 1, 2017. It is an adaptation of the U.K. series ''The Great British Bake Off'', which is aired in Canada under the title ''The Great British Baking Show''. For its first two seasons, the show was hosted by Dan Levy and Julia Chan, with French-born Canadian chef Bruno Feldeisen and Canadian-Australian pastry chef Rochelle Adonis as judges. The third season was hosted by Aurora Browne and Carolyn Taylor, comedians and actors of ''Baroness von Sketch Show'' fame, with Feldeisen returning as a judge joined by Canadian chef Kyla Kennaley. From the fourth season onwards, it was hosted by comedians and Second City alumni Ann Pornel and Alan Shane Lewis. Premise Each season of the show features 10 amateur baking contestants selected from across Canada to participate in a competition of themed baking challenges. Adapted from ''The Great British Bake Off ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reality TV
Reality television is a genre of television programming that documents purportedly unscripted real-life situations, often starring unfamiliar people rather than professional actors. Reality television emerged as a distinct genre in the early 1990s with shows such as ''The Real World'', then achieved prominence in the early 2000s with the success of the series '' Survivor'', '' Idols'', and '' Big Brother'', all of which became global franchises. Reality television shows tend to be interspersed with "confessionals", short interview segments in which cast members reflect on or provide context for the events being depicted on-screen; this is most commonly seen in American reality television. Competition-based reality shows typically feature gradual elimination of participants, either by a panel of judges, by the viewership of the show, or by the contestants themselves. Documentaries, television news, sports television, talk shows, and traditional game shows are generally not clas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cake Stand
A cake stand is a type of tableware used for serving cake and other pastries, or a type of kitchen equipment used for holding cakes while they are decorated. The most common form is a plate on a pedestal; sometimes there are multiple plates in a tower. While most commonly made of ceramic, but may also be made of metal, glass, ceramic, and so on. Design There are different functional and artistic designs for cake stands. There are many patents on the design of cake stands. Structure A cake stand is a multi-layered or single layered stool-like hosting object. Usually with a supporting spin in the middle, parallel plates, and plates arranged by size with the largest plate at the bottom. The plates are usually circular. The plates are connected to the posts with a mechanical fastener. The shape and size of the posts vary based on design. For wedding cake stands, the design is usually multi-layered and tall. The top layer is the smallest, usually with a decoration on the top of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Globe And Mail
''The Globe and Mail'' is a Canadian newspaper printed in five cities in western and central Canada. With a weekly readership of approximately 2 million in 2015, it is Canada's most widely read newspaper on weekdays and Saturdays, although it falls slightly behind the ''Toronto Star'' in overall weekly circulation because the ''Star'' publishes a Sunday edition, whereas the ''Globe'' does not. ''The Globe and Mail'' is regarded by some as Canada's " newspaper of record". ''The Globe and Mail''s predecessors, '' The Globe'' and ''The Mail and Empire'' were both established in the 19th century. The former was established in 1844, while the latter was established in 1895 through a merger of ''The Toronto Mail'' and the ''Toronto Empire''. In 1936, ''The Globe'' and ''The Mail and Empire'' merged to form ''The Globe and Mail''. The newspaper was acquired by FP Publications in 1965, who later sold the paper to the Thomson Corporation in 1980. In 2001, the paper merged with broadcast ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Doyle (critic)
John Doyle (born 1957) is a Canadian writer who is a television critic at ''The Globe and Mail''. Early life John Doyle was born in 1957 in Nenagh, County Tipperary, Ireland, and came to Canada in 1980. Career Doyle was first hired by ''The Globe and Mail'' to write for ''Broadcast Week'', the paper's weekly television listings, as a columnist. In 2000, he was appointed the newspaper's daily television critic. Doyle also covers soccer for the paper. His writing on soccer has appeared in ''The New York Times'', ''The Guardian'', the ECW Press anthology ''Best Canadian Sports Writing'', and the soccer magazine ''Eight by Eight''. In 2005, Doyle published his first book, the memoir ''A Great Feast of Light: Growing Up Irish in the Television Age'' about his early life in deeply conservative rural Ireland, and the book ''The World is a Ball: The Joy, Madness, and Meaning of Soccer''. Doyle has covered multiple FIFA World Cup, Euro tournaments, and the FIFA Women's World Cup. I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Canadian Baking Show (season 6)
The sixth season of ''The Great Canadian Baking Show'' premiered on CBC Television on October 2, 2022. As with previous seasons, ten amateur bakers will compete over eight weeks of challenges, vying for the title. Ann Pornel and Alan Shane Lewis return for their third season as hosts. Bruno Feldeisen and Kyla Kennaley return for their sixth and fourth seasons respectively as judges. Bakers Results summary Episodes : Baker eliminated : Star Baker : Winner Episode 1: Cake Week For their first signature challenge, the bakers were given two hours to create a dozen friand cakes with a nut flour of their choice. For the technical challenge, the bakers had an hour and 45 minutes to make a Bolo de rolo, a Brazilian dessert, consisting of thin layers of dough wrapped with a layer of guava paste. For the showstopper, the bakers had three hours and 45 minutes to make a Kawaii cake - a cake decorated using the Japanese Kawaii trend. Episode 2: Biscuit and Bar Week For their second ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Canadian Baking Show (season 5)
The fifth season of ''The Great Canadian Baking Show'' premiered on CBC Television on October 17, 2021. As with previous seasons, ten amateur bakers will compete over eight weeks of challenges, vying for the title. Ann Pornel and Alan Shane Lewis return for their second season as hosts. Bruno Feldeisen and Kyla Kennaley return for their fifth and third seasons respectively as judges. Bakers Results summary Episodes : Baker eliminated : Star Baker : Winner Episode 1: Cake For their first signature challenge, the bakers were given two hours to create a decorated pound cake in any flavour of their choice. For the technical challenge, the bakers had an hour and 45 minutes to make 20 lamingtons, with light, fluffy sponge layers, raspberry jam to hold the layers together, and covered with a layer of chocolate glaze and desiccated coconut. For the showstopper, the bakers had three hours and 30 minutes to make a fault line cake - a cake with a decorative crack that creates the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Canadian Baking Show (season 4)
The fourth season of ''The Great Canadian Baking Show'' premiered on CBC Television on February 14, 2021. As with previous seasons, ten amateur bakers will compete over eight weeks of challenges, vying for the title. The season marked the debut of Ann Pornel and Alan Shane Lewis as hosts, who replaced Carolyn Taylor and Aurora Browne. Bruno Feldeisen and Kyla Kennaley returned for their fourth and second seasons respectively as judges. Bakers Results summary Episodes : Baker eliminated : Star Baker : Winner Episode 1: Cake For their first signature challenge, the bakers were given one hour and forty-five minutes to create a bundt cake that was topped with either a complementary glaze or drizzle. For the technical challenge, the bakers had to make a cupid cake -- a vertically-striped red velvet cake with a Swiss meringue buttercream icing, topped with tempered ruby chocolate decorations -- in two hours. For the showstopper, the bakers had three and a half hours to create a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Canadian Holiday Baking Show
''The Great Canadian Holiday Baking Show'' is a Christmas special edition of ''The Great Canadian Baking Show''. Episodes have featured bakers from previous seasons of ''The Great Canadian Baking Show'' competing in season baking challenges to be named "Star Holiday Baker". Four episodes of ''The Great Canadian Holiday Baking Show'' have aired, in 2019, 2021, 2022, and 2023 respectively. 2019 The first episode of ''The Great Canadian Holiday Baking Show'' aired on November 13, 2019. It featured four bakers from the show's first two seasons returning to compete in seasonal baking challenges. This marked the final episode of hosts Carolyn Taylor and Aurora Browne in their presenting roles. Bakers Bakes For the signature challenge, the bakers had two and a half hours to produce 12 edible ornament cookies. The technical challenge gave the bakers three hours to create a challah and accompany it with homemade butter and apple butter. The bakers' showstopper challenge was to co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Canadian Baking Show (season 3)
The third season of ''The Great Canadian Baking Show'' premiered on CBC Television on September 18, 2019. Ten amateur bakers competed over eight weeks of challenges, vying for the title. The season marked the debut of Carolyn Taylor and Aurora Browne, of the ''Baroness von Sketch Show'', as hosts and chef Kyla Kennaley as judge. French-born Canadian chef and pastry expert Bruno Feldeisen returned as judge for a third season. The winner of the season was Nataliia Shevchenko, with Colin Asuncion and Jodi Robson as runners-up. Bakers Results summary Episodes Episode 1: Cake For their first signature challenge, the bakers were given two hours to create a cake in the shape of a number that was of great significance to them, making sure that the story of their number shone through in the bake. For the technical challenge, the bakers were tasked with making a strawberry roulade with an Italian buttercream in one hour and thirty minutes. For the showstopper, the bakers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Canadian Baking Show (season 2)
The second season of ''The Great Canadian Baking Show'' premiered on CBC Television on September 19, 2018. Ten amateur bakers competed over eight weeks of challenges throughout the competition for the title. Canadian actor and television personality Dan Levy and Canadian-British actress Julia Chan returned as hosts, with French-born Canadian chef Bruno Feldeisen and Canadian-Australian pastry chef Rochelle Adonis also returning as judges. For the second season, producer Marike Emery stated that the audition process prioritized "skill over personality" and that the tasks would be more challenging than the first season. After eight weeks of competition, Andrei Godoroja was crowned the winner with Sachin Seth and Megan Stasiewich as runners-up. This was also the last season for hosts Dan Levy and Julia Chan, as well as judge Rochelle Adonis. Bakers Results summary Episodes Episode 1: Cake The inaugural Signature Challenge had the bakers make an upside-down fruit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Canadian Baking Show (season 1)
The first season of ''The Great Canadian Baking Show'' premiered on CBC Television on November 1, 2017. Ten amateur bakers competed over eight weeks of challenges throughout the competition for the title. This season was hosted by Canadian actor and television personality Dan Levy and British actress Julia Chan. The judging panel consisted of French chef Bruno Feldeisen, a multiple James Beard Award nominee and the former executive pastry chef for Four Seasons Hotels in New York and Vancouver, and Canadian-Australian pastry chef Rochelle Adonis, the European-trained creator of an eponymous high tea salon and confectionery brand in Australia.''CBC Announces Hosts and Judges for the Great Canadian Baking Show'' David, Greg; TV-eh? we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
