Bake Off Uruguay
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- Sofía Muñoz
- Hugo Soca
- Rose Galfione
- Stephanie Rauhut
- Jean Paul Bondoux
| Bake Off Uruguay | |
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| Also known as | Bake Off Uruguay: El gran pastelero |
| Genre | Baking, cooking |
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| Country of origin | Uruguay |
| Original language | Spanish |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| Production | |
| Production locations | Jacksonville, Montevideo |
| Production company | Metrópolis Films |
| Original release | |
| Network | Channel 4 |
| Release | 26 August 2021 |
Bake Off Uruguay: El gran pastelero (English: Bake Off Uruguay: The Great Baker) is a Uruguayan reality television broadcast on Channel 4 and produced by Metrópolis Films based on the British television baking competition The Great British Bake Off.[1][2] Premiered on August 26, 2021, the show follows a group of amateur bakers to compete against each other in a series of rounds, attempting to impress a group of judges with their baking skills.[3][4]
The Uruguayan version of the talent show was announced in May 2021, while the host and judges, in June.[5] Online registrations were made between the months of May and June of the same year, and the face-to-face auditions were attended by about 2,000 people, of which only 14 were chosen for the first season of the contest.[6] The program is filmed in a large tent, located in Jacksonville, Montevideo.[7]
In early February 2022 it was reported that Jean Paul Bondoux would not return for the second season, he stated that "he was fired".[8] On the 16th, chef and presenter Hugo Soca was announced as his replacement.[9] On the 17th, Facello announced that she would not host the second season in order to "dedicate herself" to other projects.[10] A day later, the production of the program announced that Jimena Sabaris would replace her.[11]
On February 24, Stephanie Rauhut announced that she would also not be returning as a judge in order to "spend time with her family"; she was replaced by chef and author Rose Galfione.[12][13]
Cast
| Name | Notes | Season | ||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Presenters | ||||
| Annasofía Facello | Actress and television presenter | |||
| Jimena Sabaris | Actress, singer and television presenter | |||
| Judges | ||||
| Stephanie Rauhut | Gastronomic entrepreneur and manager the online pastry boutique Süss Pastelería.[14] | |||
| Jean Paul Bondoux | French chef based in Uruguay since 1979 and founder of La Bourgogne restaurant.[14] | |||
| Sofía Muñoz | Graduated from the Gato Dumas Institute and manager of Pecana restaurant.[14] | |||
| Hugo Soca | Le Cordon Bleu graduate chef, restaurateur and television presenter.[15] | |||
| Rose Galfione | Chef sommelier and author.[13] | |||