Is it care-a-mel or kar-a-mel?! These are the eternal questions and more that Michael & James attempt to answer as they breakdown all the bakes in the GCBS Tent from Week 6. Signature – Florentines (0:00) Technical – Caramel Glaze Donut (11:57) Showstopper – Caramel Layer Cake (17:36)
So happy you could pie! It’s Pie Week in the Baking Show Tent & the competition is really heating up as the bakers are all vying for a spot to get ever closer to the final! Join Michael & James as they breakdown all the bakes from Week 5. Signature – Provincial Pie (0:00) Technical … Continue reading "Season 5: Week 5 – Pie Week"
The proof is in the proofing! It’s Bread Week in the Baking Show Tent & the yeast you can do is listen to the latest episode of The Cooling Rack. Join Michael & James as they breakdown all of the bakes of the week. Signature – Babka (0:00) Technical – Bo Lo Bao (9:55) Showstopper … Continue reading "Season 5: Week 4 – Bread Week"
Cheers! It’s Celebration Week in the GCBS Tent and there’s plenty of reason for good spirits. Join Michael and James as they breakdown all the bakes from Week 3. Signature – Eclairs (0:00) Technical – Spider Web Cake (17:43) Showstopper – Meringue Wedding Centrepiece (27:50)
Munch munch; crunch crunch! It’s Cookie Week in the GCBS Tent, so join Michael & James as they breakdown all the bakes (including some truly jaw-dropping creations) in Week 2. Signature – Ice Box Cookies (0:00) Technical – Pirouette Cookies (19:28) Showstopper – Cookie Mosaic (28:17)
Oh me, oh my! TWO seasons of The Great Canadian Baking Show in one year?! How lucky can we be! Michael and James are back with weekly recaps and breakdowns of all the bakes on GCBS. Join them as they share their thoughts on the new cast of bakers and how everyone fared in Week … Continue reading "Season 5: Week 1 – Cake Week"
Season 4 of The Great Canadian Baking Show may have wrapped, but that doesn’t mean our craving for more has been satisfied! Hopefully our interviews with Season 4 baker-contestants Larry Harris, Tanner Davies, Mahathi Mundluru, Maggie Frith & Raufikat Oyawoye-Salami will help satiate your appetite until Season 5! Thanks for listening all season long! Larry … Continue reading "Season 4 Lookback: Interviews with Bakers Larry Harris, Tanner Davies, Mahathi Mundluru, Maggie Frith & Raufikat ...
So it all comes down to this! Three bakers enter the tent and only one will win! Join Michael and James as they breakdown the bakes for a final time this season and find out who won the Baking Bracket. Thanks again for all the support this season! We’re hoping to have a surprise to … Continue reading "Season 4: Week 8 – Finale Week"
Put on your glad rags, it’s Fancy Dessert Week in the Baking Show Tent! As we get ever-so-close to the finale, Michael and James break down the bakes of the week, provide a final update to their baking brackets and guess who may win the season! Signature – Entremets (0:00) Technical – Passionfruit Chocolate Charlotte … Continue reading "Season 4: Week 7 – Fancy Dessert Week"
It’s Pastry Week in the Baking Show Tent and Michael and James are here to breakdown all of the bakes of the week, including their veg-filled thoughts on the Showstopper! Later, the guys go over their Baking Brackets and give a listener shoutout. Signature – Strudel (0:00) Technical – Bakewell Tart (19:15) Showstopper – Vegetable … Continue reading "Season 4: Week 6 – Pastry Week"
Spring is in the air and Botancial Week is in full bloom in the Baking Show Tent! Join Michael and James as they break down their favourite bakes of the week and update their baking brackets! Signature – Fruit Tart (0:00) Technical – Herb Garden Dumplings (23:50) Showstopper – Two-Tiered Floral Cake (34:31)
Buongiorno! It’s Italian Week in the Baking Show tent and Michael and James are here to dish on all the amazing (and we TRULY mean amazing) bakes from Week 4 of The Great Canadian Baking Show! Signature – Biscotti (0:00) Technical – Cannoncini (20:05) Showstopper – Leaning Tower (34:33)
NOM NOM NOM! It’s Cookie Week in the Baking Show tent and Michael & James are here to gobble it all up. Join the guys as they breakdown the bakes for the week and check in on their Baking Brackets. Signature – Linzer Cookies (0:00) Technical – Stroopwafels (20:05) Showstopper – Cookie Family Portrait (33:35)
It’s Bread Week and The Cooling Rack is here to rise to the occasion (get it)! Michael and James are breaking down all their favourite bakes from the week and they also update their Baking Brackets. Did you have a favourite bake from the week? Signature – Tropezienne (0:00) Technical – Pretzels (21:33) Showstopper – … Continue reading "Season 4: Week 2 – Bread Week"
Season 4 of The Great Canadian Baking Show starts off with a bang with Cake Week! Join Michael and James as they breakdown all the highs, lows, and delicious moments as they get acquainted with all the bakers. If you’re a new listener, please don’t forget to subscribe! Signature – Bundt Cake (0:00) Technical – … Continue reading "Season 4: Week 1 – Cake Week"
Wow, what a year and a bit! Michael and James are thrilled that The Great Canadian Baking Show has returned for a fourth season and they’re excited to get back to breaking down all of the bakes in this upcoming season. To kick things off, the guys discuss the new batch of bakers and their … Continue reading "Season 4 – Prep Week"
The holidays are fast approaching and what better way to get in the mood than with some festive spirit in the Baking Show Tent? Michael and James talk about all the holiday bakes and the returning bakers, James & Vandana from Season 1, and Timothy & Megan from Season 2. They even speculate on some … Continue reading "Season 3: The Great Canadian Holiday Baking Show"
IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS! It’s Finale Week in the GCBS Tent (a very French-inspired finale, if we may add) and someone is going to win. Join Michael and James one last time for Season 3 as a winner is crowned! We will also be doing an episode for the Great Canadian Holiday Baking … Continue reading "Season 3: Week 8 – Finale Week"
We’re almost at the finish line! It’s the Semi-Finals in the Baking Show Tent, and this year that means it’s pie week! Michael and James provide “insight” as usual; although for this episode, they also share their experience being on set while the episode was filmed. Later, the guys are also joined by Jay Smidt, … Continue reading "Season 3: Week 7 – Pie Week w/ special guest Jay Smidt"
It’s time to hit the road for International Week on The Great Canadian Baking Show! Michael and James suffer a complete and total case of the giggles at one point, but decided to leave it in because we still laughed so much during editing. We’ve also got a new Aurora on Record this week! Signature … Continue reading "Season 3: Week 6 – International Week"
The chocolate is flowing in the Baking Show Tent this week and the laughs don’t stop coming on this episode of The Cooling Rack. James and Michael are here again to offer uninformed critiques of the bakes and unsolicited opinions on email structure. Signature – Chocolate Sandwich Cookie (0:00) Technical – Marquise au chocolat (14:29) … Continue reading "Season 3: Week 5 – Chocolate Week"
Super Duper! It’s Old School week in the Baking Show Tent and James & Michael are totally here to break down the episode bake by bake. (Insert some sort of reference to Jell-O here.) Signature – Coffee Cake (0:00) Technical – Crème Caramel (17:31) Aurora on Record – (25:29) Showstopper – Slab Cake (28:18)
It’s Bread Week in the Baking Show Tent and boy, does everything look delicious! James and Michael breakdown all the bakes, as per usual, give an update on their Baking Brackets and offer some completely unsolicited, unrelated opinions. But what else is new? Signature – Povitica (0:00) Technical – Brioche à tête (17:55) Aurora on … Continue reading "Season 3: Week 3 – Bread Week"
SNAPS FOR THAT! It’s Biscuit Week in the GCBS Tent and Michael and James are here to breakdown all the highs, lows, crumbles and cracks of the week, as well as an update on their Baking Brackets. We’ve also got another “Aurora on Record” in store this episode, so don’t miss out! Signature – Savoury … Continue reading "Season 3: Week 2 – Biscuit Week"
The latest season of The Great Canadian Baking Show is officially underway and Michael & James are here with their recap of Cake Week! The guys discuss the bakers in action, their faves from Week 1, as well as their brackets for next week. Aurora, one of the new hosts of GCBS, also stops in … Continue reading "Season 3: Week 1 – Cake Week"
We’re back! WE’RE BACK! Hard to believe it’s already time for another season of The Great Canadian Baking Show, and with it another season of The Cooling Rack! In this season’s Prep Week special, Michael and James give their initial impressions of the bakers from Season 3. This year the guys also had the opportunity … Continue reading "Season 3 – Prep Week (with special guests Bruno Feldeisen, Kyla Kennaley, Carolyn Taylor & Aurora Browne)"...
Here we are! We’ve arrived at Finale Week for Season 2 of The Great Canadian Baking Show. James and Michael, as per usual, break down their thoughts on all the bakes of the week, their thoughts on the winner and their hopes for Season 3. We’d like to thank all the listeners, as well as … Continue reading "Season 2: Week 8 – Finale Week"
It’s the Semi-Final and Michael and James are excited to get down to business discussing all of the lovely French bakes in the Tent this week! Competition is fierce! The guys also give their thoughts on who they think will win next week. Signature – Mille-Crêpe Technical – Raspberry Mousse Joconde Showstopper – Canapés
It’s Chocolate Week in the Baking Show tent and for the first time this season Michael and James are also joined by a guest: Season 2 contestant Devon Stolz! Michael and James do their regular rundown of all the challenges and at the end of the episode interview Devon (around 45:00). Signature – Chocolate Tart … Continue reading "Season 2: Week 6 – Chocolate Week w/ guest Devon Stolz"
Delicate! Delectable! Delightful! It’s Pastry Week in the Baking Show Tent and Michael and James are here to break down all the bakes from the most recent episode. Somewhere, somehow along the way they also get into a discussion of Cher’s new ABBA album. SNAP OUT OF IT! Signature – Slab Pie Technical – Palmiers … Continue reading "Season 2: Week 5 – Pastry Week"
