Gesine Prado News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Louisville pastry chef Jackie Joseph has been baking up a storm on The Food Network's "Best Baker in America." On Monday, she advances to round four.

Did the isolation of the pandemic help the bakers form closer bonds? Maybe, Prado said. She knows it helped her, host Carla Hall and fellow judge Jason Smith form a closer bond. The trio created a friendship during the COVID-19 lockdowns that helped get them through the pandemic, Prado said. By the time shooting began, they had created their own sort of family unit. “Our relationship is very special,” she said, as the three share a similar work ethic and respect for what the baking competitors do. “We want the experience to be great for everyone on set.” Prado said the pandemic likely...