How far will Banh & Butter Bakery owner make it on Food Network holiday baking show?

Thoa Nguyen didn’t get her hopes up when she first heard from a casting agent about participating in Food Network’s “Holiday Baking Championship.”

The owner of Aurora’s popular Banh & Butter Bakery Cafe, at 9935 E. Colfax Ave., had already been turned down by a competition show two years prior, and “I was heartbroken when they sent me home without warning,” she said.

But when Nguyen got the call last spring to hop a plane to Burbank, California, and film the first episode of season 10 of Food Network’s “Holiday Baking Championship,” a baking competition hosted by former Bachelor and NFL quarterback Jesse Palmer, her hesitation dissipated.

“I’ll do whatever I need to bring some attention to my team and business, even put myself on national television in a vulnerable spot to secure their livelihood and jobs,” Nguyen said.

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