Best Baker in America Renewed For 2019 By Food Network

FOOD NETWORK’S “BEST BAKER IN AMERICA” RETURNS AS NINE PROFESSIONAL BAKERS COMPETE FOR CASH PRIZE AND BRAGGING RIGHTS

New Season Premieres Monday, May 13th at 9pm ET/PT

Scott Conant Returns to Host, Alongside Judges Jason Smith and Marcela Valladolid

NEW YORK – April 4, 2019 – Nine professional bakers battle it out on the new season of Best Baker in America, premiering Monday, May 13th at 9pm ET/PT. Food Network’s Scott Conant returns to host, tasking the bakers over seven episodes with challenges designed to put their baking skills and technical proficiency to the test for a chance to walk away with $25,000 and the coveted title. During each episode the bakers must create elegant and delicious baked goods through two rounds – a Skills Challenge that tests their mastery of the essential technical skills of baking, followed by a Master Challenge that tests the bakers’ prowess working with specific flavors and ingredients. Returning judges, Jason Smith and Marcela Valladolid, are joined by special guest pastry experts each episode, including Florian Bellanger, Elizabeth Chambers, Valerie Gordon, Shinmin Li, Nancy Silverton, Sherry Yard and Zac Young, to determine which baker possesses the artistry and creativity needed to earn the grand prize and be crowned Best Baker in America!