So far you’ve had the recipe for good fortune, but what will the most recent episodes of “Best Baker in America” reveal about Louisville pastry chef and Food Network competitor Jackie Joseph?
Since the beginning of Season 4, the former pastry chef of the Brown Hotel and louisville Omni Hotel has proven that she has what it takes to stand out among the professional bakers competing for a $25,000 grand prize and the honor of being nominated. “In America. “
“When I started competing, I hadn’t been in the kitchen for almost a year, and it turned out to be kind of a ray of light,” Joseph said. “I was hit by the pandemic and lost my job at the Omni, so when I became a competitor to the show, I wasn’t tired or overworked. I was able to let my love of pastry and what I learned grow in Prestonburg( Kentucky) in my work. “
Early on, the show’s judges, adding Jason Smith, a Kentucky local and former Food Network Star winner, spotting the sullivan university graduate’s talent.
“Jason and I grew up within an hour of each other and because we grew up in the same kind of environment, it’s a blessing or a curse,” Joseph said. “The judges need a little bit of the original state of the competitor to shine in everything we do. Because Jason is also from Kentucky, there’s no way to idiotize him. “
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With competition from the top 10 evaporating to the back 4 in the multi-episode televised pastry contest, Joseph continued his ascent to the most sensitive.
On Monday at nine o’clock in the evening, “Best Baker in America” raises the temperature with the last two episodes of the season airing consecutively, adding the semifinal and the final.
Winning the entire contest and prize money would be the icing on the cake (and the cupcakes, cookies and cakes) of what Joseph said was an “amazing experience”. On Monday, she travels to her hometown of Prestonburg, Kentucky, for a networked night. and celebration.
An article on the Prestonburg Tourism Facebook page announced a “Watch Party” occasion for the city’s top renowned chef.
“Jaclyn Joseph reached the semipultos. The latter will air the same night. We’ll see” America’s Best Baker!” Come and our hometown daughter at THE BIG SCREEN, it’s a loose event. “
If in this wooden corner, the viewing night will be held at the Mountain Arts Center, 50 Hal Rogers Dr. , Prestonburg, Kentucky.
“I think other people like to know that everything in the series is real,” he said. “An exhibit like ‘America’s Best Baker’ is a desirable look at what happens when you make desserts before they’re served in a restaurant. I think the audience appreciates knowing everything that’s going on in the process. “
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Win or lose, once the name “America’s Best Baker” is over, Joseph is eager to start his own bakery business.
Be to join the Food Network on Monday, June 7 at nine o’clock in the evening to see if this Kentucky baker wins the grand prize and is crowned the “Best Baker in America. “
Contact Kirby Adams on kadams@courier-journal. com or Twitter @kirbylouisville.