Owner of Sweet Spot Studio Jossie Lukacik is throwing her chef’s hat in the ring for the title of the best cookie baker in the country.
Driving the news: Lukacik, a respected Charlotte pastry chef, will compete on the Food Network’s “Christmas Cookie Challenge” on Dec. 19.
Why it matters: Being on the competitive baking show has been a longtime goal for Lukacik, who’s been applying to be on it since 2020.
Lukacik submitted this cookie van for her audition. Photo: Courtesy of Jossie Lukacik
How it works: On “Christmas Cookie Challenge,” four bakers compete to prove their holiday cookie-making skills.
- There are two challenges and the winner gets a grand prize of $10K and the coveted golden ornament.
- The casting process to get on the show took about two months — Lukacik started in February and in April she flew to Burbank, Calif., to film.
Flashback: This isn’t Lukacik’s first time on a competitive cooking show. In 2019, she appeared on ” Big Time Bake ” with her “cake mentor” Ella Stone, owner of Charlotte bakeries Celestial Cakery and SWIRL .