Pocatello baker will appear on new Netflix reality show

Nathan Chandler, a 32-year-old baker successful Pocatello, is simply a contestant connected an upcoming Netflix baking show called “The Blue Ribbon Baking Championship.” Watch our question and reply pinch him successful nan video above. | Rett Nelson, EastIdahoNews.com

POCATELLO – Nathan Chandler is getting a chance to show disconnected his baking chops connected a caller Netflix show.

The 32-year-old Pocatello man, who owns Confections Bakery astatine 715 North Main Street, is 1 of 10 contestants connected “The Blue Ribbon Baking Championship.” It premieres August 9.

Chandler describes it arsenic a fair-themed baking reality show pinch bakers crossed nan U.S. competing against each different for nan apical prize.

“It’s based astir winning first, 2nd and 3rd spot ribbons, for illustration what you’d spot astatine our Eastern Idaho State Fair,” Chandler tells EastIdahoNews.com. “It’s a assortment of desserts — cake, pastry and everything successful between.”

While seeing himself connected camera is simply a small uncomfortable, he’s excited for group to watch and spot really he did.

Chandler started baking professionally astir 10 years agone and opened his Pocatello bakery successful 2020.

His travel to appearing connected nan baking show each started pinch an Instagram station showing a ribbon he’d won astatine nan Eastern Idaho State Fair. Someone commented connected nan photo, saying to nonstop a connection if he was willing successful appearing connected a fair-themed TV show.

“I thought it was a scam … truthful I didn’t respond,” Chandler recalls. “About 2 hours later, nan woman sent maine a message, saying to springiness her a telephone if I was interested.”

Chandler antecedently appeared connected a Food Network show successful 2019, which is what caught nan woman’s attention.

He was reluctant to beryllium connected TV again because of really things turned retired before.

“I didn’t person a horrible experience, but I didn’t win. Last minute, my point (that I made) tipped over. For months, I had imposter syndrome and thought possibly I shouldn’t person done it, possibly I didn’t person nan talent to do it,” says Chandler.

The encouragement of his customers is what made him springiness nan Netflix show a try.

An image of Chandler during filming of “The Blue Ribbon Baking Championship.” | Courtesy Netflix

Chandler sewage willing successful baking arsenic a kid. He started making cupcakes astatine a section simple schoolhouse years agone erstwhile he worked successful education. That stint led him to yet prosecute it arsenic a career.

He caters for wedding and different events. He shares a abstraction pinch a flower shop and his specialty items are French macaroons and cakes.

The point he makes connected nan show, which he isn’t allowed to talk astir earlier it airs, was nan astir challenging of his career. Outside of that, he says making croissants for customers are besides a challenge.

For Chandler, nan champion portion of owning a bakery is nan imaginative outlet it provides.

“On Monday, we’re making a sponge bob barroom and connected Tuesday it’s thing else. On Wednesday, it’s a wedding and connected Thursday, it’s conscionable macaroons. The adjacent day, Portneuf Medical Center orders cookies pinch their sanction connected it. There really isn’t a time wherever it’s nan aforesaid … and that’s nan champion part,” he says.

He enjoys nan acquisition of being nether unit and figuring retired really to make thing successful a definite timeframe, which is precisely what happens connected “The Blue Ribbon Baking Championship.” He hopes group bask watching erstwhile it drops connected Friday.

“The biggest takeaway from nan full acquisition is nan 9 group (I spent clip pinch connected nan show). They were incredible,” he says. “These are now group that I talk to everyday.”

He’s having a watch statement astatine Idaho State University’s ICCU Bengal Alumni Center Friday astatine 6 p.m.

The contestants connected “The Blue Ribbon Baking Championship.” | Courtesy Netflix