winner and beloved food personality, sits down with one of her almost-too-decadent creations — a mango sponge cake, a tutti-frutti pavlova topped with candied cherries, a cookie tower filled with candy — as if she’s about to eat the whole thing herself. Then, she offers a piece to someone off-screen. The camera angle shifts, and the show’s crew is revealed: Hussain insists they maintain six feet of distance as everyone digs in.
The moment of sharing is almost one of relief; as a viewer, you realize the crew has been creating the loving, glossy shots of these dishes all day, and now they finally get to eat. It’s also a reminder that during COVID, there are no big shared meals with friends or family, as there were in Hussain’s previous series,. There’s only your fellow essential workers. But instead of feeling bleak, Hussain manages to infuse these final shots with warmth and happiness.
, she says her motto is “elbows out,” to make room for people who look like her who will follow her into the industry.