The Holiday Baking Championship is an annual Food Network competition comprised of home and professional bakers from across the country vying for a spot in the finale and the chance to walk away with $50,000. When she heard she was going to be a contestant in the Second Season competition, Chef Maeve Rochford of Sugar and Scribe bakery in La Jolla was overjoyed. “I’m so excited to be on the Food Network. It’s like Christmas came early. A dream come true,” she said.