Fantasy Baking Championship

There's a slight crispness in the air that can mean only one thing... Food Network's Halloween Baking Championship is BACK and with a brand new look to boo(t)!!  A giant haunted house in the middle of a field to explore all season long?  Love it.  New judge Stephanie Boswell making a punny debut as a Cereal Killer?  NAILED it!  Carla Hall pulling double duty as judge AND Master of Ceremonies?  WE. ARE. HERE. FOR. IT!  

Join us as we step inside the new season, take a deep dive on getting to know this spooktacular new group of bakers and ask the question, "Have you ever felt like you've been inside a real life horror film?" (2020 need not apply)

WELCOME BACK TO FANTASY BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP, Y'ALL!!

Bakers of the world, WE ARE BACK and, oh, how we've missed you all!  With everything going on this year, we were afraid that 2020 would claim our beloved Baking Championships... But, NO!  Food Network found a way to give us a little bit of joy amidst the chaos.  We may not be able to go out trick or treating this year, but Halloween Baking Championship RETURNS to fill our candy buckets with the sweets we all need right now.  Join us as we kick off SEASON TWO of Fantasy Baking Championship exactly how we started this thing, with four dumdums and A DRAFT!

It's Graduation Day for these bakers (and for us!) as Spring Baking Championship challenges us all to remember what it was like to gather together in person for some pomp, circumstance, and dessert.  Then we rewind time further, as the bakers' final challenge asks them to use vintage 50's, 60's, and 80's prom dates to inspire a $25,000 victory cake.  Who will be this class's Prom King/Queen?  When will we ever get to wear formalwear again? Why is Kim constantly humble-bragging?  The answers to these burning questions AND MORE await you in this, our Fantasy Baking Championship Season 1 FINALE!

This week, it was Mother's Day on Spring Baking Championship and (evidently) that means we're gettin' boozy with a poolside Margarita theme bound to transport you from your living room to an imaginary land where we can all be outside and tipsy together in the sun.  ...Just us?

Join us as we splash about in a sea of emotions and sweet desserts as one baker floats to the top, and three of them bake (drink?) their way to glory, otherwise known as A SPOT IN THE FINALE!!!

What's the difference between a crisp and a crumble?  Who exactly is this Betty?  Was the first cobbler actually made of shoes?  Join us for these questions and more as we channel our inner VSCO girls, don a flower crown and buckle up for some cranky judges and Spring baking goodness!  

Like everyone else, Spring Baking Championship is cleaning out its closets this week "Marie Kondo"-ing their way through minimalist desserts and a main heat inspired by your grandma's yard sale!  Break out your cross-stitch pattern and your fanciest doilies as we get one delicious episode closer to the Spring Baking finale!

Who said you can't tour the world this spring?  Well, the CDC.  BUT THAT DIDN'T STOP THE TROLLS - and not the internet kind - those brightly colored weirdos from the upcoming film Trolls World Tour invade this week's Spring Baking Championship, bringing with them impossibly adorable miniature desserts, and cake for dayyyys.  We.  Are.  Here for it.  Embrace the weird and join us as we go googly-eyed over this week's desserts and take a stroll down memory lane to revisit our own favorite childhood cartoon/dessert pairings.  (Hint: Chris's rhymes with Shmevil Shmogs).

Anyone up for a socially distant bike ride through the country side? Our bakers sure are! It’s team challenge week on Spring Baking Championship, but only one baker will make it to the summit! Join us for a jelly vs. jam throwdown, a namelaka and all you can eat GORP as we step into the great outdoors (through the window...of our living rooms)!

Dogs and cats, living together... MASS HYSTERIA!!  We don't know how Food Network knew that we would all need maximum kitties & puppies right now, but they delivered in one of the most bizarre episodes we've ever covered on this podcast.  Is it possible to make an eclair look like a cat?  Do poodles kayak?  And what exactly does moew-malade taste like?  Join us as we bat these questions around and attack this week's challenges like a favorite chew toy.  

Question: How does a Spring night sky differ from a Summer night sky?  We don't know either, but this week's episode of Spring Baking Championship finds our bakers struggling to answer that very question... Who will fly too close to the sun? Is astronaut ice cream an unspeakable abomination? How many donuts can Chris fit in his mouth? Come with us, gentle listeners, as we ponder these questions AND THE VERY COSMOS in this astronomical edition of FBC.