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Meet the Competitors of Summer Baking Championship Season 2

Get to know the 10 talented bakers competing for a chance to win the $25,000 prize and the title of Summer Baking Champion.

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Meet the Bakers

Jesse Palmer invites 10 of America's top bakers to face off on an all-new season of Summer Baking Championship.

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Austin Granados — Winnipeg, MB

Austin Granados is a pastry chef from Winnipeg, Canada. After high school, Austin attended post-secondary culinary school in Vancouver. He has worked and trained in restaurants across the globe and in cities like New York, Hong Kong and Copenhagen. He has been the co-owner of Cake-ology in the Exchange District since 2021. In his spare time, he loves traveling and spending time with friends and family.

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Chris Jara — San Antonio, TX

Chris is an executive chef in San Antonio, TX. He trained at Johnson & Wales University and has been a pastry chef for many years. Chris is excited to challenge himself in this competition and make his family proud.

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Dominick Miller — Santa Rosa, CA

Dominick is a pastry chef in Santa Rosa, CA. He recently started his own business, specializing in cake artistry and dessert catering. In high school, he worked as a cake decorator and after receiving an Associates Degree in Baking and Pastry Arts, he went on to work primarily in fine dining restaurants. He now brings his experience and skills to his own elevated cake business. When he’s not baking, Dominick loves spending time in nature, reading and practicing yoga.

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