Josh Peck to Host Food Network’s Tasting-Required Take on ‘Is It Cake?’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Actor Josh Peck will host a new Food Network competition series titled 'Sweet Deceit,' which challenges contestants to identify hyperrealistic cakes. The show features themed episodes and will premiere in October on Food Network and HBO Max.
Why it matters
This highlights the ongoing trend of 'deceptive food' content in reality television, capitalizing on the viral success of similar formats like Netflix's 'Is It Cake?'.
Josh Peck to Host Food Network’s Tasting-Required Take on ‘Is It Cake?’ (EXCLUSIVE) Food Network has found its answer to Netflix's "Is It Cake?"
Premiering with back-to-back episodes Oct. 5 at 10 p.m. ET on Food Network and streaming next day on HBO Max, "Sweet Deceit" is a competition series hosted by actor Josh Peck, who leads teams of three competitors through four rounds as they try to identify masterfully disguised sweets created by world-class cake artists.
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