I selectively excluded Giuseppe’s meat. There’s only so much meat I can handle in one episode.  Read more

Comments like this are what gets me up in the morning. I really AM doing God’s work! Read more

I love Lizzie so much and I will be devastated if she doesn’t make the final. Read more

I don’t expect “the men” to swoop in — I expect the engineers! The TWO engineers, at that! Most years we have zero engineers, and people are always rushing to help each other. This year, when someone actually needs an engineer, where were they? One job, guys! ONE JOB! Read more

He’s an engineer! He could at least offered advice or supervised! Read more

I can see Prue saying a lot of stuff at the producers’ urging, but that one would definitely have been a bridge too far for her. Pretty sure that was 100% accidental, unlike the rest of the filthy jokes in this episode.  Read more

I watched this episode with my 14-year-old son, which was fun for both of us.  Read more

And I would be so, so proud of you.  Read more

AY-OH! Read more

That’s the middle of every season: all you need to do is be the not-worst, and the mid-pack slowly clears itself out. George will probably be gone next week, but then again, that’s what we said about Laura last year, and she made the final, so... ??? Read more

If I ever decide to start writing real food porn, you guys wouldn’t be able to fucking handle it.  Read more

Live your dreams! Read more

For myself, the darker, the better. But you can really use any beer you like! Experiment and let me know how it turns out.  Read more

Scheduling this thing is such a PITA because in Britain, it airs on Tuesday nights. Netflix doesn’t release it til Friday at midnight, and I’m not allowed to see the episode in advance. The past two years we posted them on Monday mornings, but then I had to work weekends, and the Brits had an entire week to spoil… Read more

They’d need to force the engineers to do some wildly creative batshit stuff that screws with their technical brains. That would be one hell of a show.  Read more

I would be fucking THRILLED if Lizzie won.  Read more

There’s always an upset, so I won’t be surprised if either Jurgen or Giuseppe gets eliminated before the final. Remember what happened to Hermine last year.  Read more

BISCUITS, Box. They’re BISCUITS. Read more

99% of the reason I love writing about this show is that I can make fun of the Brits all I damn want, because they’ll be fair game for the next thousand years or so. Though when I wrote these at Food52, I did get a lot of angry emails accusing me of being “racist against British people,” which actually made everything… Read more

I love Freya so much, and in any other season, I would have written so much about her. As the world’s preeminent GBBO recapper, I cannot believe how blessed I am this year. Most years I hit a point where finding things to write about is like wringing water from a stone, but this season I have an abundance of riches.… Read more