TORONTO — Corus Entertainment announced today Corus Studios’ new original competition series Wall of Bakers, a spin-off of Wall of Chefs, will debut March 28 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on Food Network Canada.
Hosted by Noah Cappe (above left, Wall of Chefs, Carnival Eats), the series “tests the precision skills of Canada’s home bakers as they battle in three rounds of captivating competition, in front of a dozen of the country’s most accomplished pastry chefs,” reads a description in a press release.
Wall of Bakers features an expert panel of 24 pastry chefs on rotation throughout the season who will offer their expertise in each round, while tasting, judging and eliminating one home baker. Some of the judges include Lynn Crawford (Wall of Chefs), Christine Cushing (Wall of Chefs), Steve Hodge (Great Chocolate Showdown) and Anna Olson (Anna’s Occasions, Great Chocolate Showdown).
Throughout the season, the home bakers “will push their pastry talents to the limit as they are tasked with using mandatory ingredients and pairings such as tahini and dark chocolate, black sesame paste and bananas, apple butter and rosemary and more,” the release says.
Each episode also incorporates themes “to inspire creativity in their baked goods including re-inventing a classic dessert, carnival treats, spiced infusions and experiments with flavour combinations,” the release adds.
“As the hopeful home bakers rise to the challenge, they’ll set their sights on the $10,000 grand prize and the title of Wall of Bakers champion.”
Wall of Bakers is produced by Insight Productions, a Boat Rocker Company, in association with Corus Studios for Food Network Canada. John Brunton and Eric Abboud are executive producers and Erica Lenczner is series producer.
For Corus Studios and Food Network Canada, Marni Goldman is executive in charge of production, Krista Look is vice-president of original lifestyle content, and Lisa Godfrey is senior vice-president of original content and Corus Studios.
In addition to airing on Food Network Canada, Wall of Bakers will be available to stream live and on demand on StackTV and the Global TV app.
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Photo provided by Corus Entertainment. Photo credit: Katia Taylor/Food Network Canada.
