'What's New?' TV Interviews Food Network Chef Joshua Livsey

After a staggering 27-station run on community access TV stations scattered throughout Massachusetts, What’s New? is syndicated on dozens of public access stations including Cambridge Community TV (CCTV) Channel 8, Tuesdays at 9:30 p.m. and Saturdays at 9:30 a.m. Recorded in studio at the Somerville Media Center (SMC), the monthly program airs 5:30 p.m. Tuesdays & Fridays on SCATV.

For the May edition, the crew from What’s New? Massachusetts interviews Joshua Livsey, executive pastry chef from Harvest Restaurant in Cambridge and finalist on the Food Network’s Holiday Baking Championship in 2017. Livsey’s team is unleashing a donut pop-up at Harvest Restaurant on Sundays starting April 15 in Cambridge’s Harvard Square.

In the upcoming edition of What’s New? Massachusetts, Livsey chats about the behind-the-scenes reality of what it was like baking for a nationally televised Food Network show. He also talked about his favorite creations from the Holiday Baking Championship including his sweet reinvention of the fruit cake.

As the executive pastry chef of Harvest Restaurant in Cambridge’s Harvard Square, Livsey uses local ingredients to create seasonal desserts that complement the restaurant’s contemporary New England cuisine. Born and raised in Rhode Island, Livsey began his pastry career when he enrolled at Johnson & Wales University and worked at the Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta, where he managed the wedding and specialty cakes program.

“I got started in baking back in high school,” Livsey tells What’s New’s Sharon Fillyaw. “I took a lot of art classes and I started to work that into the desserts that I make. I have a lot of fun and get creative.”

Here's a sneak peek of our May episode that will be syndicated on 25 affiliates in Massachusetts. Visit WhatsNewMassachusetts.com for more information.