Podcast: Maggie Frith of Great Canadian Baking Show on her new baking classes and go-to healthy ingredients

We welcome Maggie Frith to the Bakers Journal podcast. Maggie owns and operates The Magpie Cakery in Toronto. The Magpie Cakery began as a recipe and how-to blog with trusted and tested-until-perfected recipes supported by beautiful imagery and graphics of her bakes. Baking served as a stress-reliever while Frith was practising becoming “a now-fully-recovered lawyer.” It quickly turned from a hobby to a passion and now, depending on who you ask, maybe a mild obsession:). She was selected as a contestant on Season 4 of the Great Canadian Baking Show and went on to become a semi- finalist.

Photo: Markian Lozowchuk

Frith began hosting virtual baking classes and corporate events during the pandemic as a way of bringing people and colleagues together for a fun and educational event. When the world opened up again, she pivoted to in-person events and classes at a commercial kitchen and event space in Toronto’s east end, called Mess Hall. She is a now a partner at Mess Hall and is opening a new teaching space in early 2023 to spread the joy of baking!

In this podcast you will learn:

• How Maggie Frith found her experience on the Great Canadian Baking Show
• Whom she initially targeted for the classes and workshops and how that pool of clients grew and changed over time
• What some challenges are in adapting recipes to a healthier process or more functional ingredients
• Her go-to ingredients that pack a nutritional punch

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Looking to add a healthy option to your front counter? Try Maggie’s recipe for Crunchy Granola Bars.