What’s the Great Fuss About ‘The Great British Baking Show’?

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No drama, no drumrolls: just twelve people baking in the middle of a field in England. So why is The Great British Baking Show (a.k.a the U.K.'s beloved Great British Bake Off) so hugely successful over here in the U.S? I wrote this piece explaining the mystique of Mary Berry and co. for KQED's Bay Area Bites food blog, so go read it there!

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