Idk why a lot of the comments complain about the host. She is the best part. Jacques is great too. So is Wes. Simple concept and fun.
155 Reviews
I like it!
ckonijnenburg23 December 2020
Good Natured Fun
jdn-8293118 October 2020
This show is great. Although the tasks are difficult, everyone is light hearted and silly. The participants have ups and downs but they put their best foot forward and don't give up.
The hosts are good at poking fun instead of criticizing the participants. The structure of the show is great and the second round buttons for getting help or messing with your competition keeps it good natured. There are tips to learn but that is not the point.
The guest judges are all great and the regular judges never disappoint.
The hosts are good at poking fun instead of criticizing the participants. The structure of the show is great and the second round buttons for getting help or messing with your competition keeps it good natured. There are tips to learn but that is not the point.
The guest judges are all great and the regular judges never disappoint.
Wes is the best!
laracisar28 March 2018
I enjoy the show, it's kind of a sad funny. Like some of the professional bakers look like they are questioning why they accepted to be on this show = sad funny :) But the backstage assistant guy Wes is the best! His clever awkwardness is funny.
It is a little weird when they share stuff. Like when they all took sips out of the same drink.... let's share our coodies.
So Much fun!
mgparent-249007 July 2018
I've seen a lot of negative reviews of this based on complaints about the host, but I personally love her. In the world of straight-laced cooking shows, the host comes off as spunky and silly and perfectly in tune with the pastel backgrounds. She can be a bit over-the-top at times, but for the most part I find her really enjoyable, and she's an excellent foil to the more serious French chef.
The more-advanced baking tips are pretty neat and make me want to try some of these highly-advanced sculpture cakes myself. The cooks who fail are hilarious, the cooks who nail are inspiring, and the judges try to keep things very positive for the most part.
An uplifting, cheery, goofy show for anyone who likes baking or cooking.
Everybody having fun and stuff, Nicole is kinda annoying though
Pastel_loca15 June 2019
I normally use these kinds of shows as background audio but this one in particular is just a happy, feel good show that anyone can watch and have a good time and also learn about baking itself. Since it amateur bakers as the contestants of course there's going to be a moment where a contestant does something completely wrong and then realizing that you weren't supposed to do that and it's messed up now, those kinds of moments can be seen as a learning experience for the contestants and I like that. The final products come out to be close sometimes and that's a surprise, even if the judges may or may not see it being close to them. However, the main judge Nicole byre is pretty annoying and not that funny and kinda kills the show for me and I'm not saying that because I saw some reviews that said that, she is genuinely loud and not funny, maybe someone else will find her funny but it's not for me for sure.
Instant Love!
LittleZilla23 March 2018
The hosts are hilarious, the rules are silly and the contestants are having a blast! I suddenly wish Nicole was the host of ALL shows, she is unconventional and fun in her approach and keeps the other judges guessing what will happen next. The upbeat atmosphere of the show is a welcome change to the catty negative vibes fostered by most reality/competition shows. Had so much fun watching season one and have my fingers crossed there will be more coming soon!
Great show, terrible host.
edubbs8925 March 2018
Low budget joy ride
alpmcx11 March 2018
Great show... host is extremely annoying
tonyvdc16 June 2019
The host is annoying
chimearea17 March 2018
good show
bigteasdale26 March 2018
Overall I like it but...
ffaf4219 July 2018
Warning: Spoilers
The host needs to tone it down, holy hell! One episode was a snake cake and the one contestant made it into a gay pride snake... Is this a cooking show or a gay pride show? Then Nicole makes it known that she's a feminist. ENOUGH with the PC bullcrap please! Snakes are perceived to be mysterious and majestic, not gay. I like the show thus far but keep politics OUT.
Stop screaming
smamarina12 March 2018
Love love love this hilarious show!
lilsouthern14 March 2018
Everything about the show is so great. The fact that the contestants have no professional training makes it very relatable to the common person.
The host is hilarious and you can tell she is funny on her own without having to read a cue card.
Each episode they have a guest judge on the first one is a little old lady and she talks about how the fact that the contestants haven't bribed the judges with the vodka that Theyre using for cake pops means they're cheap and prude. Who doesn't love a grandma calling people prude for not giving her vodka LOL
Even though these contestants have no idea what they are doing, I am still learning from the show, Because as they do things wrong the judges explain how to do it right and they even come up with a little advice tips on the screen throughout the show.
Man, Is Byers annoying!
erk_4230 March 2018
Warning: Spoilers
This is an intriguing, and often funny, cooking show. It does have a fee flaws, one of which is fatal. That fatal flaw is the show's host, Nicole Byers. She is terribly unfunny and incredibly annoying! The worst of it is, she knows she is! There's even a button the winner of the first round can push (in certain episodes) where she goes and annoys the other two contestants, which just ramps her level of annoyance up to 20! Every lame joke and sad attempt at humor just makes me roll my eyes! You can see a level of uncomfortableness with the other two judges. If Netflix were to replace her, this show has a good chance of being a success. Some of the other, albeit minor, flaws are: the inconsistencies of the prizes. The winner of Round One wins a prize and it's ranged from a piping set (which could retail for around $50-$75) to a Kitchenmaid Standing Mixer which I've seen go for around $200! Why do some contestants win better prizes than the others? My second minor complaint is the overall concept of the rounds. After Round One, all three still advance. You can basically suck in the first round and then do better in the Second Round and win the $10,000 prize! Shouldn't the worst of the worst be eliminated? Or at least add an elimination round. I know they're trying to go in a different direction than other cooking shows but there are some formulas that still work.
Instant fan!!!
verbilicious10 March 2018
Holy heckaroni!!! I was in tears from the first episode, this has got to be one of my fave shows in a while! It is basically Pinterest Fails meets n00b baking show and the judges are hilariously shamelessly savage in their critiques. I pray for season 2 already!
Love everything, except the host
leeanneevison30 November 2018
The contestants, challenges and guest judges are really entertaining, but the host is so annoying. She is an over actor, loud, brash, screetchy and so far from funny that I would rather watch the news.... and that sh!£ is depressing. I can't watch it anymore because she irritates me so much.. Jacques is a cutie though
Nice show but...
ElenaKerry11 March 2018
It's really interesting to watch, it's well made, but some things just don't make sense.
Why would they give ridiculously short amount of time for the second part of the competition? They participants are people with no baking experience and the time they give them is simply not enough. I'm pretty sure not even the professionals would be able to make such an exceptional cake in under 120 minutes.
Also, the host, Nicole Byer, who seems to me like a really nice and fun person, is way too loud. It's the first time I've ever seen her on the screen and all I saw at first was her yelling. All the time. Whatever she says, she screams it. She simply cannot talk. She makes the show extremely hard to watch, not only because it gets way too annoying after the first 10 min of constant shouting, but also because you can barely hear anyone else talk. If you wanna be able to make out what the others are saying, you should put the volume nearly at max, and then after a few seconds, Nicole starts shouting and the sound wave throws you against the wall. They could've edited this before releasing the show... I mean, you don't hear the other stuff in the background, like the mixers and everything else that makes noise, do you.
Why would they give ridiculously short amount of time for the second part of the competition? They participants are people with no baking experience and the time they give them is simply not enough. I'm pretty sure not even the professionals would be able to make such an exceptional cake in under 120 minutes.
Also, the host, Nicole Byer, who seems to me like a really nice and fun person, is way too loud. It's the first time I've ever seen her on the screen and all I saw at first was her yelling. All the time. Whatever she says, she screams it. She simply cannot talk. She makes the show extremely hard to watch, not only because it gets way too annoying after the first 10 min of constant shouting, but also because you can barely hear anyone else talk. If you wanna be able to make out what the others are saying, you should put the volume nearly at max, and then after a few seconds, Nicole starts shouting and the sound wave throws you against the wall. They could've edited this before releasing the show... I mean, you don't hear the other stuff in the background, like the mixers and everything else that makes noise, do you.
Needs a new host
davidwc-762459 June 2019
Hilarious
alexandrasabastian16 September 2021
I am a terrible baker so this show really resonates with me. I also love things that are so bad they're good, and that's exactly what a lot of the baking attempts by the contestants are. I'm fairly sure I couldn't do a better job, so credit to them all for having a go.
I love the host. She's warm, loud and joyful. She'll laugh at disaster cakes without being cruel. She seems like the kind of person I'd want in my life as a friend.
This show is dumb fun, and since I'm writing this during a COVID-imposed lockdown it's just the sweet dessert I need to stay happy and sane.
I love the host. She's warm, loud and joyful. She'll laugh at disaster cakes without being cruel. She seems like the kind of person I'd want in my life as a friend.
This show is dumb fun, and since I'm writing this during a COVID-imposed lockdown it's just the sweet dessert I need to stay happy and sane.
Fun.
madden-brad12 March 2018
Great Concept, horrible casting
mikecowett13 March 2018
This show is something that we have been screaming for for years, and we have it. Sadly, the host makes it virtually unwatchable. There is no chemistry between any of the judges, and there seems to be no organization or direction. This show could have been so much better if they would have aired it on Food Network and had been able to replace the broken pieces.
Omg Nicole and Jacques are a match made in heaven
jlenlewis23 October 2020
Nicole and Jacques are a well paired and hilarious duo. Omg I've been binge watching this and I'm in tears laughing at their interplay and reactions to the creations of the contestants on the show. A must watch especially if you like baking cook offs, comedy, French men...
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