Why ‘Mexican Week’ is a sign of bigger problems for ‘Great British Baking Show’
LA Times“The Great British Baking Show” set off a minor furor on social media with its most recent episode, “Mexican Week”. There’s nothing wrong, in theory, with a Mexican episode of “The Great British Baking Show,” but this was a groan-fest from start to finish. You’ll need her help The secret ingredient of ‘The Great British Baking Show’ is home economist Faenia Moore: “It would be helpful to be clairvoyant in my job,” she says. This may be “The Great British Baking Show,” but it has always celebrated the culinary contributions of people all over the world who’ve helped revolutionize British food — once a wasteland of mushy peas, now a place where you can get tasty samosas or a halloumi sandwich at a highway rest stop. On “The Great British Baking Show,” the technical challenge recipe included tacos that came with cooked, marinated steak, pico de gallo, guacamole and refried beans.
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