Next Baking Master: Paris

Cream Rises to the Top

1h 3min - Stephanie Boswell and Ludo Lefebvre welcome ten bakers to Paris with their first challenge: make a dessert revealing their culinary point of view. After a lesson from chef Quentin Lechat, the bakers create showstopping cakes using a French staple: cream.

Sugar, Spice and Everything...

42min - Everything is sweeter in Paris as Stephanie Boswell and Ludo Lefebvre challenge the bakers to create iconic petit fours. After a lesson in caramel from Monsieur Caramel himself, the bakers apply what they've learned to a twist on a classic caramel treat.

For the Love of Chocolate

42min - Stephanie Boswell and Ludo Lefebvre plan a visit to Jade Genin Chocolate, where the bakers learn to craft bonbons. Then, the competitors go for a stroll along the Seine to seek inspiration for a dessert that incorporates three chocolate techniques.

Going for Butter Gold

42min - Stephanie Boswell and Ludo Lefebvre task the bakers with creating buttery mashups inspired by Julien Abourmad and Emmanuel Gunther's "cruffin." Then, the bakers use fashion as a muse to craft a trio of desserts that work together as a collection.

Fresh and Forbidden Fruits

42min - Stephanie Boswell and Ludo Lefebvre send the bakers through a rainbow of farmers market produce to create crepe cakes with fruit. After a lesson in ingredient philosophy from Nina Metayer, the bakers incorporate unusual produce picks into their desserts.

Break an Egg

42min - Stephanie Boswell and Ludo Lefebvre challenge the bakers with a dish that demands perfection: the soufflé. Then, Nesreen Mroueh instructs the competitors on pâte à choux dough before they whip it up into a dessert that spotlights the egg in three ways.

Like a Fine Wine and Cheese

42min - Stephanie Boswell and Ludo Lefebvre send the final four to a fromagerie where they shop for a dessert spotlighting cheese! After a lesson from sommelier Crislaine Medina, the competitors create a perfect pairing of two desserts featuring wine or liqueur.

Let Them Eat Cake

42min - Stephanie Boswell and Ludo Lefebvre whisk the finalists away to Ladurée, where they sample Julien Alvarez's macarons. Then, the bakers use what they've learned to create a three-course dessert tasting menu in hopes of being named the next baking master!

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