Lisa, Cristina, and the Fabulous Baker Boyz are joined by special guest Larry Harris, bread baker extraordinaire from season four of the Great Canadian Baking Show! With a towering bread “wedding bake” serving as the final showstopper of season eight, who better to join us and give his thoughts?

We break down the episode bit by bit, weighing in on our favourite moments and the strengths of each of the final three bakers, while discussing what it was like to bake in a tent with over 40°C heat. Amazing flavours, beautiful structures, and technical difficulties abound, culminating in the crowning of the latest winner of GCBS. The S4 and S5 alumni reminisce – and sometimes argue – about their time in the tent, giving all of us some laughs and nostalgia along the way.

And in the end, all the bakers gave it everything they had, truly giving meaning to the phrase “go big or go home”…because when you’re all going home anyway, you might as well leave it all on the table.

CONGRATULATIONS to all the bakers of Season 8 for a spectacular season; we have loved watching all of you and know that every single one of you could have made it to the end. And congratulations to the winner, who truly has shown all of us the meaning of dedication, perseverance, and beauty.

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This week's guest has left us verklempt! If you guessed that Lisa and Cristina would be chatting with the one and only Rita Vathje, Season 8 baker of the Great Canadian Baking Show, then you were correct (insert SCREAM here!!)!

The Baking Scraps chat about who inspired Rita's baking journey and led her to bake in that iconic tent in Season 8; her role as the unofficial den mother and cheerleader for the other bakers in the tens; and her pride and love for her family and faith. It's a heartfelt and fun chat with this talented, skilled and most positive human - everyone needs a Rita in their lives!

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On today's episode of Baking Scraps, the incredibly talented pastry king Marcus Tam joins Lisa and Cristina for a lively chat. You will know Marcus as the passionate and focused baker from Season 8 of the Great Canadian Baking Show, where he often infused bold and unique flavour combinations and unique twists into his beautiful and intricate bakes.

Marcus chats with the Scraps about baking journey - that started less than five years ago - and how his passion for challenging bakes led him to the Tent in Season 8. He chats about his love for his fiancee, Amrita, his family, and of course, his favourite stuffy, Piggy - who makes a cameo appearance!

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The Baking Scraps and the Fabulous Baker Boyz are back once again to recap episode 6 of the Great Canadian Baking Show, season eight: Nature Week!

What a week it was, with macaron fauna showing up in fabulous ways, a ssssnakey kind of Technical, and shadowboxes of all sorts. The bakers truly outdid themselves in flavour and technique, and we were HERE for it.

Vincent wears pink (is it to honour Elora?), Steven conspires once again to oust Lisa and Cristina from their own podcast, and the Baking Scraps ladies discuss macarons in painstaking detail. Don’t miss this recap of an incredible week in the tent.

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Technical difficulties abound as Lisa’s power fails and she is forced to record the podcast on an unfamiliar device, and then the windstorm causes more problems (uh oh; she’s frozen…)! Fortunately the mishaps stay away until the very end, and she and Cristina are able to rehash this week’s artistic creations with The Fabulous Baker Boyz just in time to go watch Steven on the premiere of his latest baking competition, the Holiday Baking Championship!

From focaccia fossils to a holiday wreath decorated in cold cuts, to cartoon cakes that inspire nostalgic moments, this week had the bakers bringing their A game. The foursome stress over an edgy technical they may or may not attempt, laugh over the myriad comic book noises, and join together in sadness as they say goodbye to another incredible baker this season.

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Welcome back to another episode of Baking Scraps!

Today, Lisa and Cristina are thrilled to welcome the talented and all around wonderful human Guillaume Boivin, from Season 8 of The Great Canadian Baking Show.

Guillaume baked with such heart, always bringing unique and interesting flavours to the tent influenced by his love of foraging in the woods. Being fearless in the tent, he wasn’t afraid to take big risks - some of them paid off beautifully, and he was the Cookie Week Star Baker. But sadly, the tent got him during Coffee & Tea Week - with bakes that were just a little too ambitious that didn’t quite hit the mark - ultimately and sadly sending him home. Guillaume embraced it all with passion and joy.

We’re excited to dive into his bold choices, hear about his most and least favourite bakes, and the lessons he’s learned along the way.

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