We're excited to cheer on our George Brown community as Chef School faculty, Chef Markus Elegino, and Chloe Nguyen, team up to take on elite bakers in the high-stakes Bake Master Battle: Holiday edition. The dynamic duo has already wowed the judges, taking home wins in two rounds.
Chef Elegino is a faculty member in George Brown's Chef School. Toronto-born and raised, he's a proud George Brown graduate who now inspires the next generation of pastry artists.
Nguyen is a Baking & Pastry Arts Management alumna and 2023 Gold Medal winner in Baking at Skills Ontario. She now runs her own business, Chloe's Palette Cake Studio, where she creates custom cakes for special occasions. Nguyen was mentored and coached by Chef Elegino for the Skills Ontario competition during her time at George Brown.
"Competing on this show with my graduate student, Chloe, was an incredibly meaningful experience," said Chef Elegino. "As a George Brown Pastry Chef Professor, I was proud to bring my experience, training approach, and competition strategy into this challenge, and I knew Chloe had what it takes to be my amazing partner with her great skills! Chloe placed the same trust in me that she did when I first trained as her mentor coach for Skills Ontario."
"Now standing side by side her again, but this time not as a mentee but as baking partners, I knew we had the skills and teamwork to bring this home. Showcasing the strength of George Brown's Baking and Pastry program on a national stage and ultimately achieving victory not once but in both rounds is something both Chloe and I were just so proud to be part of!"
Join us as we cheer them on as they continue to showcase their exceptional confectionery skills in exciting, festive challenges.
Watch episodes of Bake Master Battle: Holiday, Mondays at 7 pm ET on Food Network, or stream it on the CityTV+ app.
