Harry Potter fans are in for a treat as Food Network’s Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking returns for a magical new chapter this holiday season. Chapter two will feature even more spellbinding creations, enchanted elements and baking wizardry as a new field of competitors embark on the experience of a lifetime.
James and Oliver Phelps, who played the twins Fred and George Weasley in the Harry Potter films, are returning as host for the show’s second season. Accompanying them on the show is the esteemed culinary judges Carla Hall and Jozef Youssef, who bring their discerning palates and high expectations to the table. In the two-hour premiere, eight teams of two start their journey in The Great Hall where they are sorted by the Sorting Hat into one of the four Hogwarts houses – Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin.
The first challenge is to craft captivating, edible showpieces inspired by moments from the Harry Potter series and each teams’ respective Hogwarts house. Week to week, the teams face a new task for which they must design creations that deliver on taste, creativity and visual spectacle, and this season, winning challenges can yield an advantage for a team in the next episode, or the chance to bestow an impediment to others. The grand finale, the remaining teams must make a showpiece that celebrates the Goblet of Fire in a nod to the 20th anniversary of the fourth film in the series. In the end, the winning team will take home the trophy and be crowned the Wizards of Baking.
The first episode of the new chapter will air Sunday, November 2nd at 8pm ET on the Food Network.
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