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The Great British Bake Off

  1. 25 days of reality
    The Great British Baking Show Cracked the Co-Host CodeIn her debut season as co-presenter, Alison Hammond proved herself a vital ingredient to the show’s success.
    By Jen Chaney
  2. overnights
    The Great British Baking Show Recap: Technical DifficultiesDessert week? More like failure week.
    By Brian Moylan
  3. overnights
    The Great British Baking Show Recap: Buns in the OvenFor a brief, brief moment, Cristy looks like she could be the dark horse of the season … until she spectacularly spirals.
    By Brian Moylan
  4. overnights
    The Great British Baking Show Recap: Chocolate KissesDespite chocolate work not really being baking, it makes for another good challenge in our “back to basics” season.
    By Brian Moylan
  5. overnights
    The Great British Baking Show Recap: Something to ProveIt’s Bread Week, which means we’re forced to watch bakers sit around waiting for their dough to rise.
    By Brian Moylan
  6. overnights
    The Great British Baking Show Recap: The Cookie CrumblesIt’s always baffling when bakers rely on techniques they can’t conquer.
    By Brian Moylan
  7. overnights
    The Great British Baking Show Season-Premiere Recap: Leave It to BeaverWith a new co-host and a return to basics, our cozy baking show is back and delightful as ever.
    By Brian Moylan
  8. trailer mix
    Baking Show Gets a Taste of the Great American ‘Melting Pot’Prue Leith and Paul Hollywood are on the other side of the pond, and they’re flipping burgers.
    By Jason P. Frank
  9. leaving the tent
    Matt Lucas Says He’s Too Busy to Keep Co-hosting The Great British Bake Off“I am cheerfully passing the baguette on to someone else,” he wrote.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  10. overnights
    The Great British Baking Show Season-Finale Recap: Flavor SaviorA lackluster season ends with three excellent bakers taking on final challenges that are undeserving of their talents.
    By Brian Moylan
  11. trailer mix
    The Great American Baking Show Is Having a Star-Studded HolidayNat Faxon has won an Oscar, but can he make fondant?
    By Bethy Squires
  12. journeys
    Sue Perkins Got Shot, Got Down, and Got HighThe comedian discusses her new travel series, quitting Bake Off, and her psychedelic awakening.
    By Nandini Balial
  13. overnights
    The Great British Baking Show Recap: Custard’s Last StandWhat is custard? Well, it’s like English pudding but not nearly as stiff, and they put it in or on just about every dessert you can imagine.
    By Brian Moylan
  14. overnights
    The Great British Baking Show Recap: October SurpriseBless the bakers for going along with these Halloween Week challenges without the tiniest bit of snark.
    By Brian Moylan
  15. vulture food week
    What Dessert Will Complete the Celebrity Scandal Meal?A Negroni Sbagliato, Olivia Wilde’s special salad, an egg-yolk omelette, and what?
    By Bethy Squires
  16. overnights
    The Great British Baking Show Recap: Pudding Their Best Foot ForwardAfter the disaster that was Mexican Week, it’s a relief to get back to the simple drama of wobbly puddings and gelatinous curd.
    By Brian Moylan
  17. holy ‘glockymolo’
    The Great British Bake Off’s Mexican Week Felt Like a Half-Baked IdeaAnd not just because of the many mispronunciations.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  18. overnights
    The Great British Baking Show Recap: Mexican StandoffThis week’s real challenge is trying not to be offensive.
    By Brian Moylan
  19. ummm
    The Great British Bake Off’s Prue Leith Once Did What As a Child?According to her memoir, her mother once made her drown a bag of kittens.
    By Jennifer Zhan
  20. overnights
    The Great British Baking Show Recap: Swede, Swede VictoryThis year’s Bread Week features minimal bread baking and an eerily empty tent.
    By Brian Moylan
  21. overnights
    The Great British Baking Show Recap: Mask for MaskFinishing your showstopper with a half-hour still left: never a good sign.
    By Brian Moylan
  22. overnights
    The Great British Baking Show Season-Premiere Recap: Holding Out for a HeroReturning to the Bake Off tent is like crawling into a comfy, warm oven, one full of lovely people where nothing too bad ever happens.
    By Brian Moylan
  23. the great vulture predict off
    Predicting This Season of The Great British Bake Off (Based on a Cast Photo)We may not have all the information, but we do have one nice picture.
    By Jason P. Frank
  24. sweet!
    Ellie Kemper and Zach Cherry to Co-host The Great American Baking ShowThe Bake Off spinoff premieres in 2023.
    By Zoe Guy
  25. fan theories
    Was This Season of Bake Off an Anti-Brexit Metaphor?The bakers who succeeded all hailed from a different Britain than the Brexit ideal, a multicultural nation of casual assimilation.
    By Nate Jones
  26. overnights
    The Great British Baking Show Season Finale Recap: Bubble OverIn the end, the weirdest season in Great British history brought me to tears after all.
    By Rachel Sugar
  27. overnights
    The Great British Baking Show Recap: Fallen StarIt’s Pâtisserie Week and it’s all just too much.
    By Rachel Sugar
  28. overnights
    The Great British Baking Show Recap: Just DessertsThis show is at its best when it’s very, very British.
    By Rachel Sugar
  29. overnights
    The Great British Baking Show Recap: Unleash the QuicheAs America grapples with the nature of democracy, GBBO grapples with the nature of “a theme.”
    By Rachel Sugar
  30. overnights
    The Great British Baking Show Recap: Just Eat the Pickle, Paul!There’s nothing inherently wrong with Japanese Week as a concept, but this episode illustrates all the ways it can go bad.
    By Rachel Sugar
  31. recaps
    The Great British Baking Show Was Never Going to Save UsPerhaps we’ve been asking too much of Paul Hollywood and the gang.
    By Rachel Sugar
  32. overnights
    The Great British Baking Show Recap: Keep Calm and Bake a CakeYes of course everything is terrible, but on the other hand, Battenberg cake!
    By Rachel Sugar
  33. 😭
    New Hero Alert: The Crying Judge on The Great Pottery Throw DownMove over, Paul Hollywood Handshake. The Keith Brymer Jones Cry is better.
    By Megh Wright
  34. coincidences
    8 Niche Netflix Reality Competitions, Ranked by Their Similarity to GBBOImitation is the greatest form of flattery.
    By Zoe Haylock
  35. british tv
    The Great British Baking Show Delays New Season Due to Coronavirus ConcernsReady. Set. Tears.
    By Devon Ivie
  36. interview
    Steph Blackwell Broke Out of Her ‘Introverted’ Shell for the British Baking Show“I’d always think to myself, ‘As long as I turn something in, I’ll be happy.’”
    By Devon Ivie
  37. overnights
    The Great British Baking Show Finale Recap: Out With a WhimperAfter this season, we need a new definition for underdog.
    By Nikita Richardson
  38. health and wellness
    Ready, Set, Remove! Great British Baking Show Cuts ‘Thoughtless’ Diabetes JokePaul Hollywood said the offending remark.
    By Devon Ivie
  39. overnights
    The Great British Baking Show Recap: Pie in the SkyThis Pastry Week is refreshingly light on soggy bottoms — but at what cost?
    By Nikita Richardson
  40. overnights
    The Great British Baking Show Recap: A Hot Cross to BearThis week’s episode requires so many disparate skills that it could easily have been a finale.
    By Nikita Richardson
  41. fashion du jour
    Where Does Noel Fielding Get His Snazzy Great British Baking Show Shirts?An essential investigation.
    By Devon Ivie
  42. overnights
    The Great British Baking Show Recap: If You Like Piña ColadasStill riding the chaotic high of Dairy Week, the showrunners decide it’s time to throw another brand new theme into the mix.
    By Nikita Richardson
  43. overnights
    The Great British Baking Show Recap: Hit or MishtiTurns out a lot can go wrong with dairy, especially when you ask ten people to make an Indian milk sweet that eight of them are unfamiliar with.
    By Nikita Richardson
  44. close reads
    The Paul Hollywood Handshake Is the Absolute WorstPaul’s signature move has gone from a cute gesture to a threat to The Great British Baking Show as we know it. It must end.
    By Brian Moylan
  45. overnights
    The Great British Baking Show Recap: Proving GroundsThe show’s most topsy-turvy week gives us a multitude of savory flavors, a marathon Showstopper challenge, and the season’s first Hollywood Handshake.
    By Nikita Richardson
  46. overnights
    The Great British Baking Show Recap: Animal FarmIs Alice an actual Disney princess come to life? Signs point to yes.
    By Nikita Richardson
  47. overnights
    The Great British Baking Show Recap: Death by a Thousand CutsSeason 10 kicks off with a return to Cake Week, featuring rubbery sponges, a “faultless” carrot cake, and an alarming number of injuries.
    By Nikita Richardson
  48. interview
    The Great British Baking Show’s Ruby Bhogal on How Brutally Hot That Tent Gets“My glasses wouldn’t say on, they were slipping down by face every other minute,” says the fan-favorite.
    By Devon Ivie
  49. cooking shows
    3 Great British Baking Show Spinoffs to Watch If You’re Craving MoreHave a merry Mary Berry holiday.
    By Devon Ivie
  50. after the cookie crumbles
    What Happens After You Win The Great British Baking Show?Here’s how the show’s winners handle their newfound culinary fame.
    By Devon Ivie
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