Vanessa Furci

In this heartfelt episode of Baking Scraps, Lisa and Cristina sit down with The Great Australian Baking Show finalist Vanessa Furci for a conversation that is so much more than Bake Off.

Vanessa shares how her Italian heritage shaped her love of food, growing up cooking alongside her nonna in a garage kitchen filled with big tables, loud laughter, and even bigger flavours. Now a nurse working in oncology and a mom of two little ones, she opens up about how food connects generations, carries memory, and becomes a love language during both joyful and deeply difficult seasons of life.

We talk about the emotional story behind the Bake Off cookbook her nonna gifted her before she passed away, the surreal moment she received the acceptance call while at a Wiggles concert, and what it was like to film the series while raising babies at home. Vanessa opens up about juggling motherhood, auditions, hospital visits, intense technical challenges, and the unforgettable moment her family surprised her in the Grand Final.

This episode is about legacy, Italian traditions, blind dates that last seven hours, and marrying the guy you swore you never would.

Bring tissues. And maybe a biscuit.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Denne episoden er hentet fra en åpen RSS-feed og er ikke publisert av Podme. Den kan derfor inneholde annonser.

Episoder(97)

Choose Your Own Adventure

If sourdough feels confusing, intimidating, or like it secretly hates you, this one’s for you.We’re talking starter drama, common mistakes, lazy baker shortcuts, and why your sourdough probably just n...

12 Mai 1h 43min

No Holds Barred

This week on Baking Scraps, we’re flipping the script as Great Canadian Baking Show Season 5 winner Vincent Chan takes over the mic to interview Lisa and Cristina. They get into how they each fell in ...

5 Mai 1h 40min

This Week’s Replay

This week on Baking Scraps, we’re bringing back one of our favourite conversations from our first year, with The Great Canadian Baking Show judges Bruno Feldeisen and Kyla Kennaley.This episode is ful...

28 Apr 1h 25min

Baking Confessions!

Today’s episode of Baking Scraps is a little different and so much fun!We opened up the inbox and read your baking confessions, and wow, you all did not disappoint. Kitchen disasters. Secret shortcuts...

21 Apr 1h 26min

Tat Effby 2.0

Tat Effby (The Caketoonist) joins Baking Scraps to celebrate the release of her debut cookbook Bake Your Sweet Time, bringing her signature humour and refreshingly practical approach to baking. She sh...

14 Apr 2h 3min

Aaron Davis

In this episode of Baking Scraps, Lisa and Cristina sit down with pastry chef and Food Network competitor Aaron Davis for a candid, behind-the-scenes conversation about what it actually takes to build...

31 Mar 1h 41min

Megan Stasiewich

In this episode of Baking Scraps, Lisa and Cristina sit down with Megan Stasiewich from Season 2 of The Great Canadian Baking Show, a baker whose creativity and artistry made her an early standout in ...

24 Mar 1h 39min

Niki Behjou

In this episode of Baking Scraps, Lisa and Cristina reconnect with returning guest Niki Behjou, one of the podcast’s earliest supporters, to chat about how far everyone has come since Niki first appea...

17 Mar 1h 20min