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Post by alece10 on Oct 19, 2019 10:56:36 GMT
Ahhhhhh he is adorable, even playing the theme tune on his organ. Good trick if you can do it, I guess. And it was quite impressive.
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Post by hulmeman on Oct 19, 2019 12:25:12 GMT
Given that Henry is dating Alice, perhaps they will become a baking power couple Or even a baking powder couple?
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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 19, 2019 17:35:24 GMT
Given that Henry is dating Alice, perhaps they will become a baking power couple Or even a baking powder couple? That is what I typed first time - by mistake But as it seems that they are not a couple, that particular souffle has collapsed (quite how he could put up with Alice, I really don't know - she irritates me with her laugh and general demeanour!)
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Post by robertb213 on Oct 19, 2019 21:29:12 GMT
Plus....Henry's gay, right? I mean I have nothing to base that on, other than looking at him (no offence intended, in fact it would be great if he's on our team!)
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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 23, 2019 19:58:09 GMT
What a weak semi-final.
I wouldn't have awarded a star baker. I don't think any of them deserved it.
And the judging was bizarre. The main difference between David and Steph's showstopper was that she finished hers with a mirror glaze and a macaron and he finished his with piping. They were both, essentially, a stack of cake.
I don't believe it when they say it will be the strongest final ever. It has been a pretty mediocre series in terms of quality bakes this year.
AND... no-one does a stacked St Honore like that. No-one
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Post by lynette on Oct 23, 2019 20:38:59 GMT
what was the point of the window thing? Nobody baked a cake I wanted to eat.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 23, 2019 20:46:27 GMT
Like too much on this show, there was no point in the window thing. Or the double-layer Honore.
They keep upping the ante and making things ridiculous.
It is why, after many years of coming close to getting on the show, I am not going to try again. I am fed up with unrealistic time-scales and made-up challenges that don't reflect the realities of baking.
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Post by dontdreamit on Oct 24, 2019 7:22:40 GMT
I see that they are bringing back Junior Bake Off on C4. It’ll be interesting to see if they up the ante on that too. Young has watched every series on CBBC and would fit in with that kind of standard, and wants to apply. I’ve said we will watch the new series and then decide
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Oct 24, 2019 19:19:22 GMT
Like too much on this show, there was no point in the window thing. Or the double-layer Honore. They keep upping the ante and making things ridiculous. It is why, after many years of coming close to getting on the show, I am not going to try again. I am fed up with unrealistic time-scales and made-up challenges that don't reflect the realities of baking. What is getting close to getting on the show? Baking auditions undertaken? Does Paul get involved? Tell us more
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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 24, 2019 20:02:41 GMT
Like too much on this show, there was no point in the window thing. Or the double-layer Honore. They keep upping the ante and making things ridiculous. It is why, after many years of coming close to getting on the show, I am not going to try again. I am fed up with unrealistic time-scales and made-up challenges that don't reflect the realities of baking. What is getting close to getting on the show? Baking auditions undertaken? Does Paul get involved? Tell us more I made the London auditions twice. Met Mary but not Paul at the first one. But the more recent ones was just researchers. Apparently I didn't have enough hot water crust experience..
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Post by lynette on Oct 24, 2019 20:09:15 GMT
There is a lot of emphasis on cooking fillings. I like a cake.
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Post by BoOverall on Oct 24, 2019 20:19:58 GMT
What is getting close to getting on the show? Baking auditions undertaken? Does Paul get involved? Tell us more I made the London auditions twice. Met Mary but not Paul at the first one. But the more recent ones was just researchers. Apparently I didn't have enough hot water crust experience.. A very long but fun and exciting process each time. Despite a producer in an early audition a few years ago when I last applied who was like she’d chewed a wasp nest and swilled out with lemon juice: third degree and more about my savoury danish which I’d not laminated enough: oh I still feel the viennoiserie shame 😀 But well worth doing. And was great to meet other very keen home bakers at audition rounds.
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Post by lynette on Oct 29, 2019 21:03:17 GMT
And the winner is.....not Steph who seems to have lost her confidence. Seems sad to have that happening so I hope they give her lots of support.
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Post by alece10 on Oct 29, 2019 21:04:55 GMT
Well David is definately going to win the tightest t shirt category.
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Post by alece10 on Oct 29, 2019 21:11:33 GMT
Yessssss The right person won.
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Post by lynette on Oct 29, 2019 21:13:27 GMT
He smashed it. Well done. Still too many fillings and not enough cakes .
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Post by richey on Oct 29, 2019 21:34:20 GMT
Pleased with that result
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Post by alexandraastrid79 on Oct 29, 2019 21:34:57 GMT
And the winner is.....not Steph who seems to have lost her confidence. Seems sad to have that happening so I hope they give her lots of support. She was on the verge of a meltdown!😮 I did see paul giving her a hug!
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Post by alece10 on Oct 29, 2019 21:38:22 GMT
Slightly confused as I distinctly remember David saying in an earlier episode "my husband" but in the credits at the end of tonight's programme it said "David has moved in with his boyfriend".
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Post by marob on Oct 29, 2019 22:03:27 GMT
Slightly confused as I distinctly remember David saying in an earlier episode "my husband" but in the credits at the end of tonight's programme it said "David has moved in with his boyfriend". I don't think said husband, but he definitely referred to him as his partner a few times.
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Post by oxfordsimon on Oct 30, 2019 0:27:28 GMT
It was a deserved win in the end.
Of the final 3, David is the only one I can imagine buying his cookbooks. He is also the only one I can imagine carving out a media career.
Alice is just the wrong side of quirky for me. Tips over into the annoying.
Steph just has confidence issues that are clearly an ongoing challenge for her. But hopefully that will change for her.
Not a great series but at least the result felt right on the basis of the final which hasn't always been the case.
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Post by alece10 on Oct 30, 2019 5:42:36 GMT
Slightly confused as I distinctly remember David saying in an earlier episode "my husband" but in the credits at the end of tonight's programme it said "David has moved in with his boyfriend". I don't think said husband, but he definitely referred to him as his partner a few times. He said partner a few times but definately said husband once as I remember thinking that's my chance gone then. 😁
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Post by lynette on Oct 30, 2019 14:12:51 GMT
He has a twin brother..still a chance maybe.
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Post by alece10 on Oct 30, 2019 15:39:11 GMT
He has a twin brother..still a chance maybe. Not identical though 😥
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Post by marob on Oct 30, 2019 18:04:41 GMT
Well the brother's off the market anyway. There was a run of episodes where he talked about his family and his Bulgarian-influenced bakes. He said his brother was married to a Bulgarian woman and David's boyfriend's Bulgarian... so I think the reference to his Bulgarian sister-in-law is where the confusion about them being married came from. I've only watched the whole of this current series in the last week, or I'd have forgotten as my memory's pretty hopeless.
Anyway... I felt really bad for Steph, I thought she was pretty much certain to win until she had a bit of a disaster in the final.
I'm glad David won and I hope we see more of him. Do they still go on to do other things or has the public interest faded a bit?
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Post by lynette on Oct 30, 2019 19:28:48 GMT
I suppose it depends on whether they are advised well, get an agent, that kind of thing. David is a nurse, so a big loss to us all in that respect if he decided to be a media chef. Maybe he can do something with hospital food 🤪
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Post by lou105 on Oct 31, 2019 10:28:15 GMT
Henry is behind me on a train right now. I wasn't sure until he made a phone call which gave enough clues. I was going to ask if anyone had a message, but maybe best not..
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Post by Sam on Oct 31, 2019 11:59:43 GMT
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Post by jaqs on Oct 31, 2019 13:12:58 GMT
Henry is behind me on a train right now. I wasn't sure until he made a phone call which gave enough clues. I was going to ask if anyone had a message, but maybe best not.. Is he wearing a tie? He has an article in The Times where he denies dating Michael. The lovely Tamal who didn't win a few years back kept on working for the nhs, but still does nice recipes in the guardian now and then. I could see David doing a good balance of both.
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Post by lou105 on Oct 31, 2019 13:17:46 GMT
Crew neck is a bit too high to be sure about the tie..
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