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SA Icon Maggie Beer Joins Foxtel For The Great Australian Bake Off

Foxtel announced today it has commissioned a brand new exclusive series of THE GREAT AUSTRALIAN BAKE OFF, with SA culinary icon Maggie Beer and acclaimed chef Matt Moran confirmed to judge this local version of the hit UK format.

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Foxtel announced today it has commissioned a brand new exclusive series of THE GREAT AUSTRALIAN BAKE OFF, with SA culinary icon Maggie Beer and acclaimed chef Matt Moran confirmed to judge this local version of the hit UK format.

To be produced by Fremantle Media exclusively for LifeStyle FOOD, The Great Australian Bake Off will see 12 home baking enthusiasts put through a series of grueling elimination challenges, baking a mouth-watering selection of cakes, pies, tarts, pastries, bread, biscuits and desserts, all in the hope of being crowned Australia’s Best Home Baker.

Hannah Barnes, General Manager of LifeStyle Channels, said: “This is the series the LifeStyle FOOD audience have been waiting for. I’m thrilled to be giving Aussies with a real passion for baking the opportunity to showcase their talents. We’ll celebrate baking excellence as we find the best home baker in Australia. Our viewers’ love for the format is obvious with the huge success of the original British version and to have two of Australia’s most popular and respected foodies, Maggie and Matt, at the helm is the icing on the cake.”

The worldwide hit Bake Off franchise from BBC Worldwide began in 2010 with The Great British Bake Off, where it remains, after five massive seasons, a ratings phenomenon.

The UK version currently airs in Australia on LifeStyle FOOD, with all new series to be broadcast exclusively on the channel, and is a huge favourite amongst Foxtel subscribers.

Maggie Beer is a self-taught cook, food author, restaurateur and food producer based in right here in SA in the Barossa Valley. After establishing the highly acclaimed, award-winning Pheasant Farm Restaurant in 1979, she went on to set up her state of the art export kitchen in 1993. These days, Maggie juggles her career in television presenting and food writing, with running her food business from the Barossa.

Maggie tells of her first moving to the Barossa an immersing herself in the power of the local ingredients. “It’s this very notion that fascinates me about baking and a big part of my excitement at working with the team at Foxtel for the very first time on this new series of The Great Australian Bake Off and of course the chance to work with Matt. Such a great chef and so giving of his knowledge, I’m really looking forward to seeing and tasting what we all come up with on the show,” she said.

Matt Moran is one of Australia’s most successful chefs. He is the co-owner of a number of successful restaurants around the country and an author of four best-selling cookbooks. Matt has also had numerous appearances on TV shows such as Chopping Block, Masterchef, Junior Masterchef and My Restaurant Rules. In 2013, he joined Foxtel to front The LifeStyle Channel’s FROM PADDOCK TO PLATE, which has had two successful series and recently won an Astra Award for Most Outstanding Lifestyle Program.

Jonathon Summerhayes, FMA Director of Programming, said: “We are thrilled to be partnering with BBC Worldwide and Foxtel to bring The Great Australian Bake Off to LifeStyle FOOD. The format allows for storytelling at its finest, all revolving around the best bakers in the country.”

This new show will certainly have us licking our lips! Let’s keep our fingers crossed that a South Aussie takes home the crown.

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