The Great British Bake Off is welcoming nine amateur bakers from America in The Great American Baking Show, which is excellent news. The Great American Baking Show Celebrity Holiday, which debuted on the streaming service last December, has inspired the offshoot series, a relaunch of the earlier American version that ran on ABC, to find a new home on The Roku Channel. Viewers will be able to watch as a software entrepreneur, a digital illustrator, a Spanish tutor, and others compete to be named the ultimate star baker and win over Paul Hollywood and Pure Leith, the renowned judges from The Great British Bake Off. Meet The Great American Baking Show’s nine competitors:
Great American Baking Show 2023 contestants’ name list
First is Martin Sorge, Chicagoan Martin Sorge, a former executive director of the Uptown Chamber of Commerce, who resides there. Sorge has uploaded numerous images of his baked loaves on Instagram. 2nd is Nirali Chauhan, also a native of Chicago. She did manage to bake while attending the University of Illinois at Chicago’s medical school. Although her Instagram account features a variety of baked goodies, we have found that she frequently posts pictures of cookies. 3rd is Sarah Chang, She completes the group of Chicagoans. When discussing herself and other Chicago candidates with Block Club Chicago, she said, “I hope that we represent the city really well.”
Martin Sorge
Nirali Chauhan
Sarah Chang
Stacie Nakamoto
Dyana O’Brien
Susan Simpson
Karis Stucker
Jonathan Gottfried
Sean Liu
4th is Stacie Nakamoto, UCLA academic member, and scientist Dr. Stacie Nakamoto. Her social media accounts display a variety of recipes, demonstrating her breadth of knowledge in the field. 5th is Dyana O’Brien, who exalts herself as a “rockabilly singer” and “bulldog mama.” For those who are unsure, rockabilly is a form of rock and roll that incorporates elements of country music; picture Elvis. 6th is Susan Simpson, The grandma, mother, and wife who is experienced in baking competitions. She took first place in the Adult Division of the Virtual National Festival of Breads’ Sweet Bread/Rolls category in 2021.
The Great American Baking Show Hosts
Ellie Kemper
Zach Cherry
7th is Karis Stucker, she told The Charlotte Observer that she partially attributes the development of her baking abilities to The Great British Bake Off. She has her own cake shop in addition to a private Spanish tuition service. 8th is Jonathan Gottfried, he is one of the co-founders of a recognized student hackathon league. When we checked out his Instagram, we were struck by his superb mirror-glazing abilities. 9th is Sean Liu, Being a computer illustrator, he has an advantage when it comes to how his desserts are presented. His Instagram account, which features his baked delicacies.
The Great American Baking Show Judges