Blue Ribbon Baking Championship Season 1 on Netflix is a new baking competition show that premiered on August 9, 2024, with its first episode. The show has ten bakers from all over the US who will face off to win a lucrative prize of $100K.
Netflix’s Blue Ribbon Baking Championship has a total of 8 episodes to come to the finale.
To start, actor and producer Jason Biggs has hosted the show. And the multiple Emmy and Gracie winner and lifestyle expert Sandra Lee also accompanies him as a co-host and judge.
Sandra Lee is also a well-known American chef and author with expertise in home arts, crafts, beauty, fashion, food, products, and integration.
In the show, she has also been a part of the behind-the-scenes crew as an executive producer.
To the judging panel, two other personalities, Bill Yosses and Bryan Ford, have joined. Yosses is a former white house pastry chef from 2007 to 2014.
Besides, he has already been a judge on Hulu’s Baking Dozen.
The third judge is Bryan Ford, who is known for his mastery of artisan baking and for authoring New World Sourdough.
Highlights
- Netflix’s ‘Blue Ribbon Baking Championship’ season 1 was premiered with its first episode on August 9, 2024.
- The show has Jason Biggs as a host and a trio of Sandra Lee, Bill Yosses, and Bryan Ford as judges.
- The competition show has narrowed down the best 10 bakers from 300 contestants from all over the United States.
- The Blue Ribbon Baking Championship winner is set to prize $100K in the finale.
10 Bakers to Compete in Blue Ribbon Baking Championship
From the list of 300 participants, the following 10 bakers are facing off in the show.
Eileen Gannon
Des Moines businesswoman Eileen Gannon is a former communications executive at Workiva, a computer software company.
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Gannon began Sunday Night Foods, a luxury dessert sauce-making place in 2021.
And she has won 600 baking competitions, especially at the Iowa State Fair, she tells Axios.
Dr. Ron Bronitsky
A man of talent, Bronitsky is a retired pulmonary care doctor who has a deep passion for baking, singing, and acting. He also performs in musical theater productions around town.
Bronitsky is an enthusiastic pie baker who sells his crafts at Los Ranchos Growers Market on every Saturday. He claims to have 20 years of experience in baking.
Kimmy Kakes
Kim Thompson, aka Kimmy Kakes, is an RVA baker who specializes in making pound cakes.
She had her first prize at the State Fair of Virginia in 2021 and 2022.
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Jeff Bartolozzi, Nathan Chandler, Josh Rahl, Jennifer Stoker, Felicia Baker, and Lois Baker, with another one, are also on the list of competitors.
Additional Information
- After battling cancer and heartbreak, Sandra Lee has made a TV comeback with the Blue Ribbon Baking Championship.
- Netflix dropped the trailer of the Blue Ribbon Baking Championship on July 10, 2024.
- The winner will get the prestigious blue ribbon with the cash prize.
