Meet the Bakers Competing on Summer Baking Championship

Jesse Palmer invites 10 of America's top bakers to face off in the ultimate summer baking competition.

Alyssa is a pastry sous chef from San Diego. She spends the summers watching Food Network with her family, so the opportunity to compete on Summer Baking Championship is a dream come true.

John is an assistant pastry chef at the Union League of Philadelphia. During the summer, he enjoys fishing and going to the beach with his family.

Kyle is a pastry chef from Missouri who loves spending the warm summer days swimming with his family.

Kristina is a home baker from Virginia who is a proud mom of three. In the summertime, she loves throwing pool parties where she serves up tons of baked goods for the kids.

Born and raised in France, Yohann moved to the United States to pursue his dream of baking. He now serves as the executive pastry chef at a luxury hotel in Florida.

Lisa is an executive pastry chef from California who was nominated for a James Beard Award. When she’s not baking, she likes spending the summers pursuing her passion for boxing.

Anrika is a bakery owner from Upstate New York who loves making custom desserts inspired by her Caribbean background.

Zoe is a pastry chef from Pittsburgh whose favorite part of summer is doing water sports at her family’s lakehouse.

Carlos is a summer-loving pastry chef from Las Vegas. When the sun is shining, he loves to go kayaking and boating with his family out on the lake.