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Forget the sweets, the real treat on The Great Canadian Baking Show is new co-host Ann Pornel
When the new season of CBC’s The Great Canadian Baking Show premieres on Valentine’s Day, along with the usual made-from-scratch baked savories and the years-in-the-refining decadent pastries, Canada will be served another treat: co-host Ann Pornel.
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Described by the Globe and Mail as “a right hot blast of funny,” Pornel cut her comedy teeth as a regular cast member on Sunday Night Live, a weekly sketch show in Toronto, and continued creating biting satire at the venerated Second City Toronto Main Stage where she wrote 3 critically-acclaimed shows.(Steve Carty)
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A fifth generation Sudburian has been chosen out of 1,000 applicants to be one of 10 contestants on CBCâs 4th season of The Great Canadian Baking Show.
Maggie Frith, a self-taught home baker who now lives in Toronto, will compete with ten bakers for the title of Canadaâs Best Amateur Baker when the season airs on Feb. 14.
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Frith describes herself as a ârecovered lawyerâ who left the business to focus on her family and her baking.
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It’s probably not a big surprise to anyone that physical interactions have been kept to a minimum on the latest season of Masterchef Canada.
“It’s a COVID world,” wryly notes returning contestant Mai Nguyen who last appeared on season four of the popular show, back when fist bumps, high fives and hugs were the norm. “This season we weren’t allowed to mix together, really, and we had masks or face shields on all the time.”
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