Next Baking Master: Paris Season 1 Episodes

Episode 1

Cream Rises to the Top

Mon, May 6, 2024

Ten bakers compete in Paris, creating desserts showcasing French techniques. At a hotel, they learn about cream and must bake a cake using it innovatively. Judges evaluate their skills and creations.

Episode 2

Sugar, Spice and Everything...

Mon, May 13, 2024

Bakers use French sugar to create petit fours, visit Monsieur Caramel candy store, learn caramel artistry from Yohan Kim, and design caramel desserts inspired by French classics.

Episode 3

For the Love of Chocolate

Mon, May 20, 2024

Hosts visit Parisian chocolatier for bonbon tutorial. Bakers craft bonbon box, then stroll along Seine for inspiration to create chocolate dessert using three techniques.

Episode 4

Going for Butter Gold

Hosts Stephanie Boswell and Ludo Lefebvre,visit French Bastards Bakery, learn about "cruffin" mashup. Bakers create buttery mashups, craft dessert collections inspired by Parisian fashion.

Episode 5

Fresh and Forbidden Fruits

In Paris, bakers create crepe cakes and unconventional desserts using fresh produce. Pastry chef Nina Metayer teaches them about ingredients. They compete in a farmers market-themed challenge featuring unusual dessert items.

Episode 6

Break an Egg

Bakers tackle souffles, pate a choux dough for cream puffs/eclairs. They create large-format desserts showcasing eggs in three distinct ways, under guidance of hosts Stephanie Boswell, Ludo Lefebvre, and pastry chef Nesreen Mroueh.

Episode 7

Like a Fine Wine and Cheese

Bakers visit a cheese shop, attend a wine and cheese pairing class on a river cruise, then create two desserts incorporating French wine/liqueur and cheese in the final competition round.

Episode 8

Let Them Eat Cake

Mon, Jun 24, 2024

Stephanie Boswell and Ludo Lefebvre whisk the finalists away to Ladurée, where they sample Julien Alvarez's macarons.