BARBECUED BEEF AND RICE.
I'M GETTING HUNGRY.
WELCOME BACK TO "LIVING 808",
EVERYBODY.
A NEW SEASON OF KIDS BAKING
CHAMPIONSHIP KICKS OFF TONIGHT
ON THE FOOD NETWORK AND THIS IS
EXCITING.
A LOCAL GIRL SR. ON THE SHOW.
13-YEAR-OLD TAYLOR INOUNYE.
SHE'S FROM KAILUA HERE ON OAHU
AND IS STARTING EIGHTH GRADE
LATER THIS WEEK.
WE ARE LEARNING ALL ABOUT THIS
YOUNG BAKER TODAY.
HERE SHE IS.
HI, TAYLOR.
HI .
WE'RE GOING TO GET TO THAT IN A
MOMENT BUT FIRST HOW DID YOU
START BAKING.
IT WAS FROM MY GRANDMA.
I WOULD HELP HER KIND OF
DECORATE SUGAR COOKIES AND PUT
THE SPRINKLES AND EYES ON TOP OF
THE BUNNIES.
I WOULD HELP MAKE THE DOUGH AND
FROM THERE WE KIND OF MADE PIES
AND LITTLE CAKE MIX KIND OF
CREATIONS.
YEAH, I LOVE IT BECAUSE IT'S
OBVIOUSLY SOMETHING THAT YOU'RE
PASSIONATE ABOUT NOW.
YEAH.
BUT IT'S ALSO SUCH A NICE
MEMORY THAT YOU HAVE WITH YOUR
GRANDMOTHER THAT SHE HELPED YOU
GET INTO BAKING.
THAT'S GREAT.
YEAH.
SO YOU WERE ON THIS SEASON,
SEASON FIVE OF THE SHOW, AND HOW
DID YOU GET CHOSEN TO BE ON THE
SHOW?
SO I WAS JUST LOOKING THROUGH
THE DIFFERENT -- BECAUSE I
WANTED TO BE ON THE SHOW SO I
WAS GOOGLING IT AND TRYING TO
FIND A WEBSITE AND I FOUND IT.
I WAS JUST LIKE JUST APPLY.
I DON'T THINK MUCH IS GOING TO
COME OUT OF IT.
I FORGOT THAT I APPLIED.
I GET THIS TEXT, THEY ARE
TELLING ME, WE WOULD LIKE TO
SKYPE WITH YOU CONCERNING THE
SHOW .
THIS WHOLE APPLICATION PROCESS
WITH SKYPE AND VIDEOS AND
PICTURES AND FINALLY WE GOT THE
CALL THAT I WAS GOING TO BE
GOING UP TO THE MAINLAND.
THAT IS SO CRAZY.
AND YOUR DAD SAID YOU DID THIS
ALL ON YOUR OWN.
YEAH.
THAT'S WONDERFUL.
I HOPE KIDS ARE WATCHING BECAUSE
SOMETIMES THEY WATCH THESE
COMPETITION SHOWS OR EVEN TV
SHOWS AND THEY ALWAYS DREAM OF
BEING ON IT BUT THEY DON'T TAKE
THAT NEXT STEP WHERE YOU FOUND
OUT WAY WAY TO APPLY AND HERE
YOU ARE ON NATIONAL
INVESTIGATION.
SO THE SHOW KICKS OFF TODAY AND
I KNOW THAT YOU'VE ALREADY
FILMED ALL SEVEN EPISODES AND
YOU CAN'T TELL US TOO MUCH ABOUT
IT.
I UNDERSTAND THAT.
BUT I'M SURE IT'S SUCH AN
INCREDIBLE OPPORTUNITY.
WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS
YOU'VE LEARNED?
YOU HAD TO FLY ALL THE WAY TO
NEW ORLEANS, RIGHT, FOR THE
SHOW?
YES.
FILMED IT IN NEW ORLEANS.
I LEARNED SO MUCH NOT JUST ABOUT
NEW TIPS AND TRICKS FOR BAKING
BUT ABOUT NEW RECIPES AND TIME
MANAGEMENT DEFINITELY WAS
SOMETHING BECAUSE ON THE SHOW IF
YOU WATCHED THE SEASON, THEY
HAVE A TIME LIMIT SO THE IT'S
NORMALLY SOMEWHERE BETWEEN TWO
HOURS AND THEN NORMALLY THE
FINALE WILL BE FIVE HOURS.
SO THAT'S A LOT OF PRESSURE.
IT'S A LOT OF STRESS AND LOTS
OF PRESSURE.
BUT IT MUST HAVE BEEN FUN
TOO.
LIKE YOU SAID, YOU DID GET TO
LEARN TIPS AND TRICKS.
IT WAS TONS OF FUN BECAUSE I
GOT TO ALSO MEET THE OTHER
BAKERS AND BECOME FRIENDS WITH
THEM SO WE KIND OF SHARED AROUND
OUR FAVORITE RECIPES AND
FAVORITE TRICKS SO WE ALL VOLUME
EACH OTHER'S RECIPES NOW.
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING
TO BAKE?
I HAVE TWO THINGS.
THE FIRST ONE IS THE FRENCH
MACAROON COOKIES.
THEY ARE SO FUN TO MAKE.
PEOPLE ALWAYS ASSUME THEY ARE SO
HARD.
AND TH THAT THEY ARE PRETTY FANS
AND INTRICATE.
IT'S PRETTY EASY.
I ALSO LIKE MAKING CAKES LIKE
THIS, SIX INCH TO FIVE INCH
CAKES THAT ARE SUPER CUTE AND
THEY ARE EASY TO DECORATE.
YOU'RE OBVIOUSLY VERY GOOD AT
IT.
LOOK AT HOW BEAUTIFUL THIS IS.
EVERYBODY IN YOUR FAMILY AND
ALL HILO YOUR FRIENDS NOW ASKING
YOU TO MAKE THEM CAKES?
OR BAKE FOR THEM?
KIND OF.
I'VE MADE THESE COOKIES HERE A
BUNCH OF TIMES BECAUSE MOM LIKES
THEM AND WE TAKE THEM TO
DIFFERENT EVENTS AND PEOPLE
ENJOY THEM.
I'M EMBARRASSED TO SAY THAT I
STILL MAKE COOKIES OUT OF THE
PREPARED -- YOU KNOW THE
RONCHTSD THE PILLSBURY ONES.
BUT THESE ARE FROM SCRATCH.
YES.
WHAT IS THE TRICK TO MAKING A
PERFECT COOKIE?
IS THIS A CHOCOLATE COOK COOKIE?
THAT'S A BROWN BUTTER TOFFEY
CHIP COOKIE.
BECAUSE CHOCOLATE CHIP WOULD
BE SO ORDINARY.
IT'S DELICIOUS.
TELL ME AGAIN WHAT THIS IS.
BROWN BUTTER TOFFEY CHIP
COCKIES.
THIS IS EXCELLENT.
ANY MOUTH IS WATERING.
THE WINNER GETS $25,000 CASH.
YES, AND A FEATURE ARTICLE IN
FOOD NETWORK MAGAZINE.
WOW.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO WITH
THAT MONEY IF YOU WIN?
IF I WIN, I DEFINITELY WOULD
LIKE TO SAVE IT TO GO TO
CULINARY SCHOOL BECAUSE THAT'S A
BIG DREAM OF MINE, I REALLY WANT
TO GO TO CULINARY SCHOOL, AND
USE A LITTLE CHUNK OF THE MONEY
TO TAKE A TRIP TO SEE ALL OF MY
BAKER FRIENDS BECAUSE WE'RE ALL
SCATTERED AROUND AND I'M THE ONE
THE FARTHEST AWAY FROM
EVERYBODY.
THE NEAREST PERSON TO ME IS
PROBABLY IN CALIFORNIA OR
SEATTLE.
OKAY.
TAYLOR, GOOD LUCK TO YOU.
WE'RE DEFINITELY GOING TO BE
TUNING IN.
WE HAVE THE COOKIE MONSTER HERE.
YOU KNOW YOU'RE NOT TAKING THIS
BACK HOME WITH YOU, RIGHT?
OH, YES.
GOOD.
THIS IS DELICIOUS.
AGAIN, IT'S THE BAKING
CHAMPIONSHIP.
KIDS BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP.
THERE ARE NINE COMPETITORS, NINE
PARTICIPANTS AND WE ARE GOING TO
BE ROOTING FOR YOU, GOOD LUCK.
