Chef Eddy’s Baking Show Jumps to Houston TV

Chef Eddy Van Damne on the set of his new "Bake It” program airing on Houston CBS affiliate KHOU.2-TV.

Eddy Van Damme – renowned pastry expert, author and featured Imperial Sugar chef – will host a new baking program on KHOU-TV’s new program, “Bake It.”

The initial slate of 16 shows featuring the “Prince of Pastry” – also known as Chef Eddy – will premier in the Houston market on June 30. The program is geared to both entertain and educate viewers in the art of dessert making.

“I’ve been working on this for a few years, now,” says Chef Eddy. “And in the beginning, I wasn’t really sure why we didn’t see many baking shows on TV.

“I eventually came to the conclusion that it wasn’t because of a lack of interest from an audience standpoint, but because baking recipes can sometimes require multiple steps and make these shows difficult to put together.”

Chef Eddy’s approach is to make short work of any complexities and create a learning experience that’s fun and rewarding – for budding and veteran bakers alike.

Egg Free Chocolate Pound Cake by Chef Eddy.

The new program is based on Chef Eddy’s award-winning baking show at Houston Community College (HCC), where he has taught innovative baking techniques and recipes to culinary students for more than 18 years.

Chef Eddy says the school’s TV channel, HCCTV, trades shows with other channels around the country and his baking program is now the most traded show. HCCTV reaches more than 700,000 cable television subscribers in Houston and beyond.

“We have a unique product. We’re not into baking gimmicks or clichés,” says Chef Eddy. “We offer dessert ideas with a flair that ordinary people can make at home.”

The American and European Press named Van Damme the “Prince of Pastry.” He has won numerous awards and pastry competitions and holds five gold medals from the American Culinary Federation.

“On Baking,” a baking textbook Chef Eddy co-authored, was selected out of 4,000 culinary books and named in Sweden as the best professional cook book in the world. His extensive knowledge is sought after in the industry, where he consults for restaurants, hotels and bakeries.

TV viewers in the Houston area can find “Bake It” on KHOU-TV, Channel 11.2, on Wednesdays from
7:30 to 8:00 p.m.

See more of Chef Eddy’s baking artistry on his website at http://www.eddyvandammeusa.com/.