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Chopped.Top Chef.Something from the Gordon Ramsay extended universe.
But as anyone who has mastered a meringue roulade will tell you: Patience pays off.
We might getThe Great British Baking Show: All-Starsafter all.
I think the vast majority of the bakers would take part in it, he says.
People would love to see how their favorite bakers from the past would fare.
Theres something fun about crowning the ultimate champion at this point.
Past bakers always love coming back to the tent, thats the thing Ill say, he explains.
Because they tend to think when they finish their series,Im never coming back.So they get another chance.
I dont think wed struggle to get them.
It had never been floated before then, Smith recalls.
(The majority ofBaking Shows seasons have featured ten contestants, which allows for some rejection wiggle room.)
A different form of recency bias, however, may affect how older champions respond to the invitation.
The standard has gotten higher the further into the shows weve gone, Smith notes.
The things weve identified as peoples abilities are much more finely honed the later on in the run.
But never say never.
A lot of people that won have continued to bake and have publishing careers.
Theyre keeping their irons in the fire.
It still remains the friendliest competition and the spirit of friendship and camaraderie, he says.
We have bakers who have their moments.
Theyre not there to be super famous.
You dont really bake for yourself, do you?
You bake for other people.
These people are quite charitable and giving.
