For over 100 years, the American state fair has been the proving ground for the most wildly talented bakers across the United States. Now, for the first time ever, Blue Ribbon winning bakers from state fairs across the nation get the chance to compete against each other in the Blue Ribbon Baking Championship. Featuring host Jason Biggs and co-host and judge Sandra Lee, 10 award-winning pastry masters from across the US gather to compete in the biggest blue ribbon bake off yet – and the chance to win $100,000. Former White House pastry chef, Bill Yosses, and award-winning artisan baker, Bryan Ford, also serve as judges. Only the baker with the most delicious, inventive, and masterful delicacies will win the nation’s ultimate blue ribbon.
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00:00The great American State Fair.
00:02The sights, the smells, the rides.
00:05But at the heart of these state fairs
00:06is the time-honored baking competition.
00:09Hometown pastry masters have had their sights
00:11set on the same singular prize, the elusive blue ribbon.
00:16We scoured the nation for the best blue ribbon-winning bakers
00:20from state fairs across America.
00:22I am one of the best bakers that I know.
00:24My kids think so.
00:25In the baking world, ribbons are everything.
00:27I should just wear a shirt that says,
00:29I have a lot of blue ribbons.
00:30They will go head to head to find America's best baker.
00:34Do I hear a yes, chef?
00:35Yes, chef.
00:37Are you a chef?
00:38Ha ha.
00:39That's it.
00:40Judging it all will be Sandra Lee.
00:42She is an Emmy-winning chef and a blue ribbon winner herself.
00:46This is going to be a very tough competition.
00:49Along with award-winning artist and baker Brian Ford
00:52and former White House pastry chef Bill Yosses.
00:54Oh, it's beauty.
00:56At stake, the coveted Best in Fair ribbon.
01:00Oh, yeah.
01:01And $100,000.
01:04And I'm running, man.
01:05Dude, I'm running, man.
01:07We're going to challenge you to rethink iconic fair foods
01:10and specialty ingredients.
01:11We're talking cakes, pies, and anything else they can dream up.
01:16It is the perfect cake.
01:17It's literally making me cry.
01:19Who is going to break it?
01:21Oh, fire!
01:22I'm over here burning everything down.
01:24Who is going to make it?
01:26Your topping is perfection.
01:28May the best person win.