The Cooling Rack: a podcast about The Great Canadian Baking Show The Cooling Rack: a podcast about The Great Canadian Baking Show

The holidays are fast approaching and what better way to get in the mood than with some festive spirit in the Baking Show Tent? Michael and James talk about all the holiday bakes and the returning bakers, James & Vandana from Season 1, and Timothy & Megan from Season 2. They even speculate on some … Continue reading "Season 3: The Great Canadian Holiday Baking Show"

IT ALL COMES DOWN TO THIS! It’s Finale Week in the GCBS Tent (a very French-inspired finale, if we may add) and someone is going to win. Join Michael and James one last time for Season 3 as a winner is crowned! We will also be doing an episode for the Great Canadian Holiday Baking … Continue reading "Season 3: Week 8 – Finale Week"

We’re almost at the finish line! It’s the Semi-Finals in the Baking Show Tent, and this year that means it’s pie week! Michael and James provide “insight” as usual; although for this episode, they also share their experience being on set while the episode was filmed. Later, the guys are also joined by Jay Smidt, … Continue reading "Season 3: Week 7 – Pie Week w/ special guest Jay Smidt"

It’s time to hit the road for International Week on The Great Canadian Baking Show! Michael and James suffer a complete and total case of the giggles at one point, but decided to leave it in because we still laughed so much during editing. We’ve also got a new Aurora on Record this week! Signature … Continue reading "Season 3: Week 6 – International Week"

The chocolate is flowing in the Baking Show Tent this week and the laughs don’t stop coming on this episode of The Cooling Rack. James and Michael are here again to offer uninformed critiques of the bakes and unsolicited opinions on email structure. Signature – Chocolate Sandwich Cookie (0:00) Technical – Marquise au chocolat (14:29) … Continue reading "Season 3: Week 5 – Chocolate Week"

Super Duper! It’s Old School week in the Baking Show Tent and James & Michael are totally here to break down the episode bake by bake. (Insert some sort of reference to Jell-O here.) Signature – Coffee Cake (0:00) Technical – Crème Caramel (17:31) Aurora on Record – (25:29) Showstopper – Slab Cake (28:18)