Home bakers will take on social media bakers and professional bakers on the Next Level Chef holiday spinoff, Next Level Baker. Carla Hall and Candace Nelson join Gordon Ramsay to judge the talented bakers as they whip up holiday treats.
The holiday event series will premiere on December 4, 2025, with new episodes launching Thursdays at 9pm ET/PT.
Fox offers this description of Ramsay’s new show:
“Twelve bakers consisting of home, pro, and social media backgrounds enter a next level winter wonderland and make nostalgic chocolate treats. Then, after an elimination round, the remaining contestants make boozy holiday party bakes and continue battling for the title of first-ever Next Level Baker.”
Next Level Bakers Competitors:
PROFESSIONAL BAKERS:
Maricsa Trejo
Professional Baker
Hometown: Mesquite, TX
Winston Murdock
Professional Baker
Hometown: Orlando, FL
Chad Visger
Professional Baker
Hometown: Delavan, WI
Aubrey Smith Shaffner
Professional Baker
Hometown: Baltimore, MD
SOCIAL MEDIA BAKERS:
Nikita “Nikki” Jackson
Social Media Baker
Hometown: Rowlett, TX
Chloe Sexton
Social Media Baker
Hometown: Germantown, TN
Justin Ellen
Social Media Baker
Hometown: Passaic, NJ
Zoha Malik
Social Media Baker
Hometown: Newark, CA
HOME BAKERS:
Stefanie Embree
Home Baker
Hometown: Oklahoma City, OK
Deirdra Lambright
Home Baker
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Michael Mararian
Home Baker
Hometown: Buffalo, NY
Jeff Chudakoff
Home Baker
Hometown: West Hollywood, CA
