Celebrate Christmas with Maria Goretti's I Want To Bake Free

Maria is set to dazzle the small screen and celebrate all things baking this festive season

 by Shrutee K/DNS

Mumbai, December 15, 2017: Maria Goretti is set to return to the small screen this December with ‘I Want To Bake Free’ on premium lifestyle channel, Living Foodz. The beautifully lensed show explores the nuanced world of baking and simplifies the daunting aspects of baking for viewers.

Set to air on December 20, ‘I Want To Bake Free’ will break the myth that baking is difficult and/or is restricted to only desserts. Maria will demonstrate a wide range of sweet and savoury dishes that viewers can easily try at home. The show will feature special episodes for Christmas and Valentine's’ Day and an episode dedicated to baking recipes that can be tried out with children.

    

Unique breads like Poee, Australian Soda Bread and Butter Beer Bread, unique savouries and eye-popping desserts like Mille Feuille, Tomato Cobbler, Caramel Apples, Ghost Cake and Unicorn Macarons make ‘I Want To Bake Free’ a delightful pleasure for all - baker or a food lover.

Maria has experimented with a wide range of gluten-free breads such as corn bread, tapioca bread, potato bread using alternatives to maida or all-purpose flour. Viewers can follow Maria’s simple tips and step-by-step recipes to whip-up pastries, tarts, quiches, cookies, puddings, cheesecakes, muffins, a quirky Thandai mousse and Maria’s favourite Pao de Queijo (Brazilian cheese balls). Sharing her experience as a host, Maria Goretti says, “Baking is my first love! When I wanted to try my hand at cooking, I started with baking. I was always inspired by shows on television and it is great to collaborate with Living Foodz after the success of my previous show ‘I Love Cooking’. ‘I Want to Bake Free’ is a show which makes baking aspirational, yet simple. Most Indians are fond of cooking, yet don’t try their hand at baking. With our show, viewers can now experiment with baking within the comfort of their homes. I hope we inspire them to fill their homes with the aroma of freshly baked cookies or bread this Christmas!

Mr. Amit Nair, Business Head, Living Foodz says, “After receiving a heart-warming response for I Love Cooking, we are delighted to collaborate with Maria for ‘I Want To Bake Free’. The show aims to reignite the love for baking among our viewers. It is a reflection of Maria’s personality and her immense passion for the art of baking. The unconventional take on baking presented with this show is a new and different concept explored by the channel. We look forward to the launch.” 

                                

About Maria Goretti: Maria Goretti is a Gourmand award-winning author of the book, ‘From My Kitchen To Yours’, popular Chef, host of ‘I Love Cooking’ and a Columnist. From being a dancer to a warm and friendly face on television and recently publishing her own cookbook, Maria Goretti has always carved her own path linked to her passions. Maria Goretti is an Economics graduate, who studied Fashion Design. In 2011, Maria cleared, with distinction, the Cordon Bleu certificate course in food and baking at the Tante Marie School of Cookery, UK, run by Gordon Ramsay.

She worked as a dancer and was snapped up for a number of advertisements. She has modeled for Coca-Cola, Liril, Close-up and Volkswagen Beetle, to name a few. She spent five and a half years as a VJ for MTV, interviewing and touring with musicians from around the world. She hosted the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards for India from the Radio City Music Hall in New York. Her cookbook has been awarded by the Gourmand World Cookbook Jury, she has hosted her own cooking show on Living Foodz and has collaborated with multiple eateries across the city. She also introduced her YouTube Channel – ‘ The Maria Goretti Corner’ and in 2014, Maria was a part of the ‘Invite the World to Dinner’ event in Australia as a ‘cultural influencer’ along with top names in the culinary world. Maria is also a Deep Sea Diver, Marathon Runner, Adventure Junkie , Motivational Speaker and a home decor enthusiast. Towards the end of the year 2017, Maria is all set to appear on television once again with ‘I Want To Bake Free’, which will air on Living Foodz December onward