Stephanie Boswell

Acting

Biography

Boswell was most recently the executive pastry chef of the Peninsula Beverly Hills. She is also the mastermind behind the Faberge Egg and the Foie Gras Candy Bar, which was deemed “a must-do in Las Vegas” by Anthony Bourdain. She previously judged Food Network's “Halloween Baking Championship” for 2 seasons and, in 2022, hosted "Bake or Break". In 2019, she hosted "Baking Bad" on the Cooking Channel. She has also appeared on a few other baking/cooking competition shows as a judge.

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

Known For

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Alex vs America

Brave and talented chefs attempt to take down Iron Chef Alex Guarnaschelli, the most feared and accomplished competition cook in America. Chef Alex goes up against three chefs in two rounds of cooking, and anyone -- even Alex -- can be sent home after a blind tasting by the judges.

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Halloween Baking Championship

The country's top bakers battle it out to create Halloween's spookiest and most-irresistible treats. From spider cupcakes, cheesecake coffins and witch finger cookies to towering confections of terror, these bakers must prove their skills to the judges to land the $25,000 prize and the title of Halloween Baking Champion!

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Christmas Cookie Challenge

Holiday cookies are more than mere sweets: they are gifts, mementos of childhood, and most certainly made with pride. In this Christmas Cookie Challenge hosted by Jonathan Bennett, five confident and daring bakers compete to prove their holiday cookie-making skills. Tough-love judges Duff Goldman, Damaris Phillips, and Sherry Yard are on hand to crown the holiday cookie master, who will go home with a $10,000 prize!

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Christmas Cookie Challenge

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Bake or Break

Award-winning pastry chef Stephanie Boswell and her team focus on one crashing bakery and figure out how to completely makeover their business. To stop these pastry shops from bleeding money, she must freshen up stale recipes and revamp dingy storefronts, along with HGTV designers Lauren Makk and Breegan Jane, to get customers back in the door. Stephanie does not sugarcoat the truth from the bakery owners as she diagnoses their problems. With her sharp eyes, razor wit and loving compassion, Stephanie can transform these battered pastry shops and bakeries into gleaming showrooms filled with delicious sweets and vibrant, eye-popping desserts.

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Spring Baking Championship: Easter

A group of talented bakers are tasked with creating tasty and imaginative holiday showpieces that exemplify what Easter is all about.

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Next Baking Master: Paris

Competitors showcase their skills in baking and pastry, focusing on technique, artistry, flavor, innovation, and inspiration.

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Easter Basket Challenge

Step into a whimsical world of Easter treats with host Sunny Anderson and judges Claudia Sandoval and Jordan Andino.

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The Julia Child Challenge

Home cooks and Julia Child superfans compete during two rounds of competition in an attempt to impress the judges with their culinary abilities and share how Julia changed their lives. The first round masters the basics and challenges the competitors to re-create one of Julia's signature dishes, with some guidance from Julia herself, as seen on a giant television screen in the middle of the action. Round 2 is an ode to Julia, where competitors must take inspiration from Julia to create a unique dish reflecting their own culinary point of view. Dishes from the second round are served family-style, with competitors and judges sampling each dish and sharing stories about their food journeys and personal connection to Julia. Antonia Lofaso and a rotating panel of guest judges will decide which of the competitors wins the life-changing grand prize that literally follows in Julia's footsteps: an all-expense paid three-month cooking course at Le Cordon Bleu.