Silos Baking Competition Contestants and Judges 2023

May 2024 · 4 minute read

Silos Baking Competition contestants are Thomas Fooshee, Julia Perugini, Harry Bielawski and others. The show premiered on May 28, 2023.

The host Joanna Gaines introduced the first baking show in 2022, where the winners were offered only $25000.

This season, bakers are ready to bake for $100,000 as it becomes a more considerable competition where 25 talented culinary experts compete in a group of five.

This season home cooks travel to Waco, TX, for a friendly baking competition that celebrates the joy of time spent in the kitchen.

The best and most passionate bakers compete in the baking competition.

Contenders try to perfect a favorite recipe for a chance to have their recipe featured at Magnolia’s Silos Baking Co and win a cash prize.

There are six episodes, and in each episode, there are five contenders. The final episode is the finale. The winners from each episode compete in the final.

Two episodes of the national baking competition are available to watch on Max, Hulu, and discovery plus.

Meet The Contestants in Silos Baking Competition

Silos Baking Competition contestants includes Harry Bielawski, Tom Fooshee, Jake Hagen, and 22 others. In each episode, five groups will compete to reach the finale.

Twenty-five Home cooks were cast in the first season of the national baking show that competed in incredible outdoor kitchens. They went to Waco, Texas, to contest in a baking competition hosted by Joanna Gaines.

The episode airs every Sunday at 8 pm E/7c on Magnolia TV.

Episode 1 Silos Baking: Inspired Flavors

The first episode premiered on May 28, 2023. The episode featured the five contenders:

Episode 2 Silos Baking: With Love

The contestants on episode 2 are:

Episode 3

The episode will air on Sunday, June 4, 2023.

Episode 4

Five bakers will compete on June 11, 2023.

Episode 5

Episode five will air on June 18, 2023, at seven Central. The bakers are:

Who Are The Judges?

Silos Baking Competition judges are Joanna Gaines and Chip Gaines. Andrew Zimmern and Zoe Francois are the guest host of the national baking competition.

Joanna Gaines

The co-founder of Magnolia, Joanna, is the host and the judge of the Silos Baking Competition.

She is a best-selling New York Times author, Magnolia editor-in-chief, and Magnolia Network creator.

The author worked with her husband, Chip Gaines, in the renovation show Fixer Upper where she gained popularity.

Aside from renovation work, she began her step in the culinary field. She hosted the show In The Kitchen with Joanna Gaines on Food Network.

Zoë François

Another guest host of the baking show is Zoe Francois. She said the competition was fierce, and she loved hanging out with Joanna and Corn in the kitchen as the bakers baked in the hot TX sun.

She is a pastry chef and cookbook author. She started baking early and started her first job at Ben & Jerry’s.

The chef is known for hosting her baking show on The Magnolia Network, Zoe Bakes.

Casey Corn

Casey Corn judges the three episodes of season 1 of the baking show. She is a food anthropologist and trained chef.

Besides this, she appeared in the Magnolia Network show Recipe Lost and Found.

Andrew Zimmern

Andrew Zimmern appeared as the guest host at the premiere episode of the baking show.

He is an American chef, television personality, and restauranteur.

The chef Andrew Zimmern emerged in cooking shows like Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern, Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations, and The Big Food Truck Tip.

Abner Ramirez

Abner Ramirez is one of the guest hosts this season. He co-hosts the series In the Kitchen with Abner and Amanda alongside his wife, Amanda Ramirez.

The other guest judges on the show are Megan Mitchell and Becky Shepherd.

Where Is The Silos Baking Competition Winner Annie Paul?

The previous winner of the Silos Baking Competition, Annie Paul, lives on a homestead with her family.

She is from Zeeland, Michigan. She is enjoying a wonderful life with her husband, Joe, and her lovely daughter Etta, per Magnolia Network.

Her baking journey began when she was only 7.

She started being a regular customer at a Local Pastry shop, and later she was offered the job when she was 14.

As per Annnie, she served at the counter and helped the customers.

After the birth of her first child, she again started baking, and her family supported her work in the kitchen.

In early 2021, she learned about the Magnolia Show Silos Baking Competition and applied for it and became the finalist with her berry bar recipe.

Later, Annie became the winner and took home $25,000. Her Summer Berry Bar was made available for a limited time at Silos Baking Co.

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