MARCH 2023

One of the show’s two judges, Duff Goldman,
is one of Genevieve’s baking idols. She first found
him on YouTube, when she was much younger, and
has been a fan of his informational and entertaining
baking videos ever since. It was only once she went
on KBC that she got to meet and learn from him directly.
“It was just so cool,” she said. “I was speechless.
My own kitchen, with my own name there … I got
to make the kitchen as messy as I wanted to and I
didn’t have to clean it.”
Genevieve also emphasized the importance of
the community of young bakers that she was thrust
into so suddenly. “All of us have the same love for
baking,” she said. “Some of us were better than others
at other things so we kind of taught each other at
the same time. But since we all love the same things,
it was really easy to communicate with each other.”
She also commented on the importance of her
family, not only as taste testers, but as a support
system. Her mother manages her social media and
helps coordinate her publicity; her siblings will try
anything she bakes, hoping that she’ll improve it
next time.
The taste testers play a very important role for
Genevieve, especially when it comes to her macarons,
which are some of her best desserts to make,
because Genevieve can’t taste them herself. “I’ve
never really tasted my macarons,” she revealed.
“I’m allergic to almonds. The shell of the macaron,
the main part, is made with almond flour. But I’ve
tasted the filling before.”
Genevieve’s future is full of potential, and she
has some ideas she wants to pursue as well as some
dreams to share. “I want to have a big bakery with a
nice garden in the back,” she said. “It has a seating
area and all that stuff.” Without a doubt, her dreams
are big.
But now, since she has competed on a baking
show, she really wants to judge one someday. With
any luck, we’ll see her on the big screen, this time
from the other side.
MARCH 2023 CHALDEAN NEWS 19