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T2 WHATS UP! December 11 - 17, 2022 TV FEATURE BY MICHELLE ROSE TV Media W hether you're a food lover or a fan of Dr. Seuss books (perhaps you're both), "Dr. Seuss Baking Chal- lenge" arrives on Prime Video and Amazon Freevee this Tues- day, Dec. 13, and it might make your heart grow three sizes that day. The new baking competition invites creative bakers to tap into their limitless imaginations, unleash their inner Seuss and draw inspiration from the be- loved books, as they bake, make and decorate the most fantasti- cal themed displays. There are eight episodes in all. As the host, Tamera Mowry- Housley ("The Real") welcomes viewers to the City of Seuss, where the visuals honor the il- lustrations that brought Who- Ville to life, and made green eggs and ham seem perfectly palat- able. The set alone is a treat for the eyes, especially during this holi- day season. Presumably, the true magic lies in the themed challenges, and the jaw-drop- ping cake creations that will all come together before the view- ers' very eyes. But just think of all the memorable characters Dr. Seuss has gifted us, includ- ing Sam-I-Am, Norton, Thing One and Thing Two, and espe- cially Cindy Lou Who and The Grinch — truly, the possibilities for these assigned themes are endless. In "Dr. Seuss Baking Chal- lenge," there is fun to be done and points to be scored: joining Mowry-Housley are pastry chefs Clarice Lam and Joshua John Russell. They'll be critiqu- ing the contestants' elaborate displays and judging them based on accuracy, creativity, taste, and of course, storytelling. Dr. Seuss (real name Theodor Seuss Geisel) is known for his particular style of storytelling, with all of its fun rhymes and zany word play. It's the reason why his many books — he pub- lished more than 60 of them — are still popular today, with more than 600 million copies sold worldwide in over 20 lan- guages. Nine teams of contestants will compete for a cash prize of $50,000. The Red team is com- posed of pastry chef Angelo Sat- terwhite, owner of Angelo Bakes in Albany, New York. Satter- white cites his grandmother's Mississippi cooking as the start of his food journey, and he's all about creating powerful visuals. His teammate, cake artist Lily Sanchez, is a senior art director whose love of cake art led her to open her own business, Lil' Dame Cake Studio. On the Blue team, pastry chef Kyle Smothers of Columbia, South Carolina, has a unique connection to the Seuss-verse: he performed in "Seussical: The Musical" and worked at Seuss Landing in Universal's Islands of Adventure theme park in Orlan- do, Florida. His teammate, Hui- wen Lu, is an engineer, cake art- ist and owner of Cocobelly Cakes in Southern California. The Brown team's Maya Hayes is a self-professed free spirit from Vermont and a grad- uate of the New England Culi- nary Institute. She bakes with Office 5 x 5 continued on page T10 Tamera Mowry-Housley hosts "Dr. Seuss Baking Challenge" Seuss desserts Did you know those images are available for purchase? IT'S EASY! Just go to nwaonline.com, click on "Photos" in the top menu bar and use the search to fi nd the photo you want. Then just click "Purchase" for sizing options. You can also have the image put on a coff ee mug, mouse pad, key tag, holiday ornament and more! Did you see a photo in our newspaper or on our website that you would love a copy of? Check it out!