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`Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking` (Food Network photo)
"Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking" (Food Network photo)

Spellbinding confectionary creations come to life this holiday season in Food Network's 'Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking'

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Thu, Sep 26th 2024 08:00 pm

Hosted by James and Oliver Phelps, series premieres Nov. 14, and features special guests Warwick Davis, Evanna Lynch & Bonnie Wright

Press Release

Food Network viewers and legions of “Harry Potter” fans are going to have an extra-special holiday season this year with the premiere of new series, “Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking,” on Thursday, Nov. 14 (8 p.m. ET/PT), and globally on Max where the platform is available (with further broadcasters to be announced). Capitalizing on the enduring love for “Harry Potter” – a global phenomenon that continues to captivate people of all ages around the world – the groundbreaking series blends legendary storytelling and fantastical edible creations in a never-before-seen competition that will have audiences at the edge of their seats.

James and Oliver Phelps (Fred and George Weasley) bring their exceptional charm and behind-the-scenes anecdotes as hosts of this most magical series, joined by esteemed, culinary judges, Carla Hall and Jozef Youssef. Across the six-episode season they will also be joined by special guests Warwick Davis (Professor Flitwick), Evanna Lynch (Luna Lovegood) and Bonnie Wright (Ginny Weasley) who will help in evaluating the competitors’ showpieces and also share their own film stories.

The competition kicks off with a super-sized episode in which nine teams of pastry chefs and cake artists are tasked to craft massive, spellbinding edible showpieces inspired by moments and themes from the “Harry Potter” saga. Each week, the culinary artists will design eye-popping creations not only to tantalize the taste buds, but that also offer surprising and enchanting, visual elements. Fans of “Harry Potter” will recognize many iconically familiar places, as the series was produced at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, including amidst the backdrop of “Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter,” on some of the original sets where “Harry Potter's” journey was brought to life on screen. Contenders will have the unprecedented opportunity to present their creations in famed locations such as Platform 9¾, The Great Hall, Gringotts Wizarding Bank, Diagon Alley and the Forbidden Forest.

“With ‘Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking,’ the confectionary magic coming this November is splendidly real and unlike anything seen before,” said Betsy Ayala, head of content, food, Warner Bros. Discovery. “By tapping into the incredible fandom of ‘Harry Potter,’ as well as that of Food Network’s holiday programming, it is a culinary competition that delivers on multiple levels with elevated culinary craftsmanship executed in an enchanted setting and airing during the most wonderful time of year.”

Teams competing are: Kimberly Adams (Milwaukee) and Ashley Cardona (Charleston, South Carolina), Lisa Altfest (Orange County, California) and Mitzi Reyes (Los Angeles), Hemu Basumatary (Katy, Texas) and Riccardo Menicucci (Los Angeles), Zoe Burmester (Brooklyn) and Jordan Pilarski (Ojai, California), Jess Lewis (Washington, D.C.) and Jamie Louks (Seattle), Kayla Giddings (Lafayette, Louisiana) and Yohann Le Bescond (Ocala, Florida), Juan Gutierrez (Chicago) and Elizabeth Rowe (Dallas), Michael Russ II (Modesto, California) and Conner Strackman (Smithville, Texas), and Christopher Teixeira (Chicago) and Miko Uy (Astoria).

A group of lucky fans will have the opportunity to taste some of the competitors’ handiwork, and then, in the finale, the team who wins the competition will be awarded the first-ever “Wizards of Baking Cup” and will have the opportunity to appear in a new “Harry Potter” cookbook.

“Harry Potter” fans can follow #WizardsOfBaking on social to chat with fellow fans and watch tons of videos from behind the scenes in the wizarding world. Plus, hear from the Phelps brothers as they return to Hogwarts, meet all the special guests stopping by and get to know the teams competing in this magical baking extravaganza. Fans can also get “Harry Potter”-inspired recipes, like Sorting Hat Cupcakes and Invisibility Cloak Pumpkin Pie.

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