Happy Friday! Earlier this spring, I auditioned to be a guest judge for Food Network and got to be a part of Cake Wars: Christmas which we filmed back in May. If you've seen Cake Wars, it's the same idea but with an extra mega dose of Christmas added in. They combine groups of food artists—bakers, sugar artists, and food sculptors—in teams to come up with these fantastical themed cakes. I am a die hard competition show lover, so I had a blast getting to see how these shows come together by judging on an episode (not to mention I got to eat A LOT of cake, too). I loved my co-judges Sherry Yard and Charles Phoenix and cutie host, Jonathan Bennett (remember him from Mean Girls?).
Stay tuned for my Food Network debut on Monday night for Episode 3 where I'll be guest judging at 9/8c and other times listed here!
Hope you guys have a great weekend! (And how is it almost Thanksgiving already?!?)
{Photos by Casey Brodley}
No wayyy!! This is so cool Joy. You are all over the place. Amazing 🙂 Can’t wait to watch it. Must be such a fun experience!! Do the cakes actually taste delicious or most of them just look good?
Hey Shruti! Most of them were really good. I got to say what I think about the taste too 😉
Joy
How fun! I will have to catch that episode! Do you watch Master Chef Junior? It’s my favorite competition show ever!
This is so cool! Your blog has been a daily destination for me since you were planning your wedding. I’ve loved watching your career explode and your truly adorable family grow. Congratulations! Hard work and big talent pay off!
I know there’s no way you did this, but I hope you took the opportunity to tell Jonathan Bennett that his hair looks good pushed back.
haha! YES!
Congrats! I love your dress, did you coordinate your outfit with the dude in the pink suit?
I always get so happy seeing you do such big things because you truly deserve it! I’ve been following your blog for a few years and it’s been amazing being able to witness this crazy journey of yours! Keep inspiring <3
Such a fun opportunity! It’s always so fun to see bloggers doing big things!
Paige
http://thehappyflammily.com
Aaron Samuels! No Way! The set looks amazing! Congrats and I can’t wait to see and I would have gained so much weight eating all that cake.
Congrats to you! You are such a talent and such a kind, good-hearted person. I’ve been lurking following you for some time 🙂 So happy for your success!
Thanks Andrea!!
Joy
Oops..sorry I hit “send” too soon. Anyway, thank you so much for your kind words…it means so much!
Joy
So awesome!! I’d love to do that someday!
GET OUT! Joy you’ve hit the big time! I love it, hehe! I hope i get to watch it (we got rid of our cable last year, yoinks) but maybe I can watch it at my mom’s place … 🙂
Ha thanks! Yes, go watch it at your mom’s! It’s replying a couple more times soon 😉
Joy
It was wonderful meeting you and hearing your critique. I love seeing all the ideas on you blog. Thank you again from the Jack Frosters 🙂
Adorable baby & puppy shots, Joy! Coco is getting so big! And nice work on the CAKE WARS edition, Saw that!! ;). U r definitely no Simon Cowell, & that’s a “good thing”! I would love it if you could pass on this link to my minted.com web store—my holiday greetings and gifting start up efforts! ;).
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Happy holidays!!!
Xoxo,
Christina Enciso
Thank you so much! Good luck to you!!
Joy
I like watching the Halloween & Christmas Cake Wars, but I do
not like the one judge Sherry Yard, because I feel Sherry is jealous of the contestants. I doubt she can make neat cake sculptures on Cake Wars. She enjoys insulting the contestants.
Did you love love love Charles Phoenix? I adore him, and his quirky style.
Very good interview thanks for sharing with us…………..