George Brown Polytechnic is located on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and other Indigenous peoples who have lived here over time. We are grateful to share this land as treaty people who learn, work and live in the community with each other.
We’re excited to celebrate our George Brown community as Chef School faculty, Chef Markus Elegino, and Chloe Nguyen, teamed up to take on elite bakers in the high-stakes Bake Master Battle: Holiday edition and were crowned the winners.
Chef Elegino is a faculty member in George Brown's Chef School. Toronto-born and raised, he's a proud George Brown graduate who now inspires the next generation of pastry artists.
Nguyen is a Baking & Pastry Arts Management alumna and 2023 Gold Medal winner in Baking at Skills Ontario. She now runs her own business, Chloe's Palette Cake Studio, where she creates custom cakes for special occasions. Nguyen was mentored and coached by Chef Elegino for the Skills Ontario competition during her time at George Brown.
"Competing on this show with my graduate student, Chloe, was an incredibly meaningful experience,” said Chef Elegino. “As a George Brown Pastry Chef Professor, I was proud to bring my experience, training approach, and competition strategy into this challenge, and I knew Chloe had what it takes to be my amazing partner with her great skills! Chloe placed the same trust in me that she did when I first trained as her mentor coach for Skills Ontario.”
“Now standing side by side her again, but this time not as a mentee but as baking partners, I knew we had the skills and teamwork to bring this home. Showcasing the strength of George Brown’s Baking and Pastry program on a national stage and ultimately achieving victory not once but in both rounds is something both Chloe and I were just so proud to be part of!"
Tune in and cheer them on as they showcase exceptional confectionery skills in these exciting, festive challenges.
Watch Bake Master Battle: Holiday on Food Network, or stream it on the CityTV+ app.