Comments on: Ten Things I’ve Learned from The Great British Bake Off

By: Lyn Stewart

Lyn Stewart — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 06:32:59 +0000

We have only just had the final here in New Zealand, so was really interested to read your ‘list’ of things you’ve learned! Your cooking was amazing and your consistancy was second to none but as you know by now with the politics involved, sometimes best doesn’t always win. In this jaded old world it was good to see the emotion and ‘real’ personalities be allowed to come through a little bit in the final. What the show does (for me at least) is inspires me to cook and bake a bit better. So with that said, well done awesome acheivement!

By: brendan

brendan — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 11:06:55 +0000

Thank you Mayna for your lovely message. I’m so happy to learn that you have been inspired to take up baking and share the results with your friends at university. It is such a great way to build a sense of community. No doubt baking with your grandma will be wonderful too!
all the best
Brendan

By: Mayna

Mayna — Wed, 13 Mar 2013 04:12:36 +0000

Hello sir,

I just randomly stumbled on to your site when re-watching GBBO today (it’s midterm week, so obviously I had to waste some time!).

You’re just incredibly cool, and I just want you to know I was really moved by your passion for baking, to the point that I now bake regularly for my friends at university (I’m 21 and a girl). Oh, and I’m from Pakistan (!), and my friends and I were totally rooting for you to win

It’s so great that you seem to be having a good time post-GBBO. Thank you for being so wonderful, especially for taking baking into retirement homes. I think I’m going to bake suff with my grandma now xx

By: brendan

brendan — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 19:53:09 +0000

Thank you Estelle for the lovely comments, which I appreciate. And great news to hear that your two boys are engaged with baking, which is an excellent skill to take with them into adulthood. I will be updating my progress re my plans for this year on the web-site and will also add recipes when I can. So far there have been over 41,000 downloads of recipes – with over 101,000 visitors in 3 months!
All the best to you and your family. Brendan

By: Estelle

Estelle — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 18:50:06 +0000

Hi Brendan,
It’s always lovely to hear a bit more from behind the scenes of one of my favourite programmes. My two boys (2 and 4) love to watch it with me and we regularly re-watch episodes. You were our firm favourite right from the start and we loved watching you. My eldest was very fond of telling me ‘Brendan didn’t do it like that mummy’ when we had a go ourselves. He has very high standards, just like you!

Thanks for continuing to give us so much pleasure through this blog.

Estelle

By: brendan

brendan — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 18:34:02 +0000

Hi Michelle. thank you for the lovely kind comments, which I appreciate. Many good things have come out of GBBO for me. I will be talking to some large care organisations re taking baking into retirement home life. I am also teaching now 2 days per month at a very new cookery school which is great. all the best to you for a great 2013.
Brendan

By: Michelle

Michelle — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 15:21:56 +0000

Hi Brendan,

Due to what we be a long list of for want of a better expression ‘things’ we have only just viewed the final. I was sad that you did not win. Although I liked John & James and found them both very talented, you were my clear winner. We were dumbstruck at the beauty of some of your creations. And if you are stuck in the 70s, I and many others are clearly there with you too! My very favourite has to be the bird house with the beautiful bluebirds.
You are clearly very talented and your personality shone through which is what sparked me to find you and declare you the winner in my eyes!

I hope the family reunion went well.

Kind Regards,
Michelle

By: Noelle Mace

Noelle Mace — Sun, 09 Dec 2012 15:38:25 +0000

Watched you making your swans at the NEC. What a gentleman, and thanks for your generosity. You are a inspiration.

By: brendan

brendan — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 17:35:55 +0000

Hi. Thank you for the lovely compliments which I appreciate. Lots of good things are happening as a result of GBBO. And this week I am at the BBC Good Food Show at the NEC doing some demonstrations this Wednesday. Warm wishes Brendan

By: misspiggy

misspiggy — Fri, 23 Nov 2012 00:30:10 +0000

Thanks Brendan for sharing with us. You were our favourite baker from the start. We particularly loved the way you spoke, the things you said and the shots of the very civilised life you seem to lead. We so want to have you on our TV screens – do you think there might be any chance of a programme where you take us through your breads of the world, or something similar?