I love that show too! I was inspired to make the crepe cake (not mine) below, and it came out very well. I love Flora's pistachio cake that they featured in last season's opening credits, even though I don't remember it being all that well liked by the judges. It was so pretty!

It was really annoying how Candice would purse her lips, esp. with the lipstick applied as it was; but I finally figured out why she did. In later episodes she didn't always make-up like that and I see she had two upper, side teeth that she attempted to hide. : ) Do you remember the actress who played Anne Bolene(sp?) in "The Tudors"? Candice resembled her a lot esp. with the lipstick.

I enjoy the huge variety of items. On American shows, everything tends to be a sweet, using assigned ingredients. (Bake a pie with one of these fruits, followed by a mad dash by contestants to grab one.) But on GBBO, it's "bake an American-style pie", and the contestants chose their own ingredients and flavors. And the US/Brit differences! I loved the donut episode, with history of the donut trucks. A simple common jelly donut was exotic! And the "tea biscuits" sure looked like Mallomars to me.

Zalco I love the combination of cherry and almond and used them together long before I had ever heard of Bakewell tarts--I I think they’re one of the best flavor combinations, especially when the cherries are tart. I even make ice cream incorporating toasted almonds (and almond extract) and sour cherry compote. Not lately, I baked and made ice cream way too often during the pandemic, Now that I’ve shed my pandemic pounds I’m back to my old ways but get a vicarious thrill from TGBBS 😁