With the whirlwind of this exciting event, it can be hard to assemble all of our members in one place for a group photo.  Earlier today we tried to quickly spread the word and make it happen.  Just moments before the contestant orientation we gathered outside the competition ballroom and snapped this photo!

I can’t tell you how overwhelmed with pride, joy and admiration I have for this outstanding group of cooks.   Your skills and creativity are an inspiration to us all!  You represent over half of the finalists competing for the $1,000,000 prize tomorrow and I am so impressed with each and every one of you!

Note:  I think we are such a big group that some of the finalists who are not (yet!) CCC members joined the photo thinking this was the official Bake-Off picture.  No problem!  That’s great, because we are stronger as a group when we grow.  So, it is now your jobs to make sure to welcome any new faces with open arms!

If you want to see this group in action, click on this video link –> CCC video