Baking Bread + Breaking into the Food World with Great American Baking Show Winner Martin Sorge

This week on Not From Concentrate, Catherine Smart talks with baker, cookbook author, bread connoisseur, and Great American Baking Show winner Martin Sorge.Growing up in the Midwest, Martin learned how to find the best sweet corn at farm stands from his mom: by peeling back the husk and taking a bite right from the ear. Even with a food-rich upbringing, his path did not lead straight to a culinary career. He studied English, then public policy and economic development, and spent years in community-based work while baking in the background.Eventually, Martin auditioned for one of his favorite TV shows, The Great American Baking Show. He did not expect the show to take an interest in him — and then he won.Catherine and Martin talk about baking, bread, creativity, career pivots, and what happens when a private passion becomes a public identity. For listeners interested in ADHD creativity, this conversation is about the winding paths creative lives can take, and how the things we do “on the side” are often telling us something important.This food podcast episode also touches on ADHD cooking, baking as a grounding practice, and the joy of following curiosity even when the path does not look linear.Sign up for the Not From Concentrate newsletter. Follow the Not From Concentrate podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts.Connect with Martin Sorge:Martin’s InstagramGreat Bakes on SubstackMartin BakesNot From Concentrate team:Catherine Smart, Host/Executive ProducerKevin O’Connell, Audio and Video ProductionAllie Miller, Associate ProducerNot From Concentrate is a food podcast for busy brains from host Catherine Smart — a cook, writer, mom, and creative entrepreneur with ADHD.Tune in for conversations with chefs, authors, creators, and food lovers about sparking creativity, calming chaos, and finding joy in (and out) of the kitchen + subscribe to the Not From Concentrate newsletter on Substack