Reality Contest Shows are the bread and butter of cooking and food channels. One particular show, The Next Food Network Star, gives us a unique competition in that the winner will actually get their own show. Unlike shows like “Chopped” where skill under pressure is the deciding factor, “The Next Food Network Star” also judges how chefs will handle themselves in front of a camera. They have to have more than mad kitchen skills–they need to be able to engage the audience. With superstar chefs Bobby Flay and Giada De Laurentiis as hosts and Executives Bob Tuschman and Susie Fogelson
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Five Things you Didn’t Know about Food Network Star...
- 5/31/2017
- by Nat Berman
- TVovermind.com
How does that old saying go again? If you can’t describe your dish during a two-minute video, get outta the Food Network Star kitchen.
No, wait, that can’t be the case, seeing how this week’s eliminated contestant was one of only two remaining finalists to even touch upon the flavor and texture of his food during a holiday-dinner presentation.
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Color me the lifeless gray of Eddie’s poorly cooked shrimp. Render me as confused as the thousands of viewers still...
No, wait, that can’t be the case, seeing how this week’s eliminated contestant was one of only two remaining finalists to even touch upon the flavor and texture of his food during a holiday-dinner presentation.
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Color me the lifeless gray of Eddie’s poorly cooked shrimp. Render me as confused as the thousands of viewers still...
- 7/27/2015
- TVLine.com
Food Network Star is a show that represents a bizarre high and low for me. If you’ve been following me for a while, you probably already know my take on the show, and what happens afterward. The short version is that while I actually love the competition show itself, it never (almost) ends up with a person that I would ever watch, and that’s almost always because the person I would actually watch gets cut fairly early.
On the other side of the coin, the show becomes less interesting to me (as do all reality competitions) the more we move into the category of contestants who already own restaurants, or otherwise have a fairly decent food-related career. But, that’s just me.
At any rate, the show has some new twists this time around, and the competition is going on the road.
Take a look at all the info below,...
On the other side of the coin, the show becomes less interesting to me (as do all reality competitions) the more we move into the category of contestants who already own restaurants, or otherwise have a fairly decent food-related career. But, that’s just me.
At any rate, the show has some new twists this time around, and the competition is going on the road.
Take a look at all the info below,...
- 4/24/2014
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
I’m not gonna lie to you: I approached the Season 9 finale of Food Network Star with a glass of sauvignon blanc in hand, and a gurgling well of nameless dread in my stomach.
After all, with our esteemed judges’ panel — Bobby Flay, Alton Brown and Giada De Laurentiis — operating the last few weeks as if someone had replaced their brains with goose liver pate, we were stuck with a Final 3 that contained only one remotely reasonable option to score his or her own show on Food Network this fall.
Surely, the winner couldn’t be Russell Jackson, a dude...
After all, with our esteemed judges’ panel — Bobby Flay, Alton Brown and Giada De Laurentiis — operating the last few weeks as if someone had replaced their brains with goose liver pate, we were stuck with a Final 3 that contained only one remotely reasonable option to score his or her own show on Food Network this fall.
Surely, the winner couldn’t be Russell Jackson, a dude...
- 8/12/2013
- by Michael Slezak
- TVLine.com
The penultimate episode of Food Network Star‘s ninth season was like one of those defective loaves of Italian bread you sometimes get at the supermarket: Everything looks fine when you throw it in your cart, but you get it home, slice into it, and discover there’s a giant, hollowed-out air bubble in the middle.
Likewise, the final four contestants’ pilot pitches to Food Network execs Bob Tuschman and Susie Fogelson — I’ve missed those two! — felt oddly rushed and insubstantial. Stacey, Russell, Damaris and (Ugh) Rodney each had around 30 seconds to present their best TV show idea, but...
Likewise, the final four contestants’ pilot pitches to Food Network execs Bob Tuschman and Susie Fogelson — I’ve missed those two! — felt oddly rushed and insubstantial. Stacey, Russell, Damaris and (Ugh) Rodney each had around 30 seconds to present their best TV show idea, but...
- 8/5/2013
- by Michael Slezak
- TVLine.com
We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about shows including True Blood, Switched at Birth, Teen Wolf and Big Brother!
1 | Agree or disagree — True Blood‘s Rob Kazinsky became, like, 10 times hotter when he switched on Warlow’s British accent?
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2 | Was that Falling Skies‘ most squicky visual effect yet, when all those “things” swarmed in and around Hal’s face, in and out of his eyes?
3 | How is it possible that,...
1 | Agree or disagree — True Blood‘s Rob Kazinsky became, like, 10 times hotter when he switched on Warlow’s British accent?
Related | Spoilers on Bones, Himym, NCIS, Nashville, Castle, True Blood, Glee and More
2 | Was that Falling Skies‘ most squicky visual effect yet, when all those “things” swarmed in and around Hal’s face, in and out of his eyes?
3 | How is it possible that,...
- 7/12/2013
- by Team TVLine
- TVLine.com
We’ve reached that point in the Food Network Star season where two questions loom over every contestant: Is there any way Bob Tuschman and Susie Fogelson would ever greenlight a show built around this person? And is there any way I’d actually watch it?
I can’t really say I was outraged that food-truck squawker Chris was sent to the guillotine this week. Six episodes in, with the finalists being asked to conceive, cook and pitch a food product to a trio of executives (from Kraft, Kellogg’s and Target), dude was still serving up heaping portions of...
I can’t really say I was outraged that food-truck squawker Chris was sent to the guillotine this week. Six episodes in, with the finalists being asked to conceive, cook and pitch a food product to a trio of executives (from Kraft, Kellogg’s and Target), dude was still serving up heaping portions of...
- 7/8/2013
- by Michael Slezak
- TVLine.com
I don’t know about you, but I’m 90 percent convinced that Danushka isn’t so much a contestant on Food Network Star as she is a producer plant paid solely to act as the Season 9 villainess.
I mean, she can’t possibly think the best way to score her own show — or, as Susie Fogelson might say, “build her brand” — is to openly mock her competitors’ names, threaten to take off her top in front of Giada De Laurentiis and drop head-scratching complaints about weekly challenges such as “burgers are boring.” (By “boring,” she means “delicious,” right?)
Still, irksome as Danushka is,...
I mean, she can’t possibly think the best way to score her own show — or, as Susie Fogelson might say, “build her brand” — is to openly mock her competitors’ names, threaten to take off her top in front of Giada De Laurentiis and drop head-scratching complaints about weekly challenges such as “burgers are boring.” (By “boring,” she means “delicious,” right?)
Still, irksome as Danushka is,...
- 6/10/2013
- by Michael Slezak
- TVLine.com
One thing’s certain about Season 9 of Food Network Star: Danushka — the snarling, eastern European model whose initial dish was a deep-fried potato puff with a gloppy, raw center — definitely won’t be the last cook standing.
Yet even though Danushka’s not “in it to win it,” she’s still got a role to play — and in the next week or two, we’ll discover if that’s:
A. inspiring hilarious critiques like Food Network exec Susie Fogelson’s “You have got to find your own version of warmth” (translated from New Age-ese, that’s “You’re an ice-cold beyotch,...
Yet even though Danushka’s not “in it to win it,” she’s still got a role to play — and in the next week or two, we’ll discover if that’s:
A. inspiring hilarious critiques like Food Network exec Susie Fogelson’s “You have got to find your own version of warmth” (translated from New Age-ese, that’s “You’re an ice-cold beyotch,...
- 6/3/2013
- by Michael Slezak
- TVLine.com
There's been a clear frontrunner throughout the eighth season of "The Next Food Network Star," which saw Alton Brown, Bobby Flay and Giada De Laurentiis each mentor a crop of chefs as they competed for their own Food Network show. Whippersnapper Justin Warner seemed to capture the competition from the very beginning, but did he manage to win America over for the title?
Yep, the 27-year-old from Brown's team beat out his fellow Team Alton member Martie Duncan, Team Giada's Yvan Lemoine and Team Bobby's Michele Ragussis to win Season 8 of "The Next Food Network Star."
Photos: Summer TV of 2012
The finale was more of a reunion special, with a few cute bits as the Brown, Flay, De Laurentiis and Food Network honchos Susie Fogelson and Bob Tuschman honored several contestants with superlatives -- Nikki Martin is the most competitive, while Malcolm Mitchell is the most cocky.
In the end,...
Yep, the 27-year-old from Brown's team beat out his fellow Team Alton member Martie Duncan, Team Giada's Yvan Lemoine and Team Bobby's Michele Ragussis to win Season 8 of "The Next Food Network Star."
Photos: Summer TV of 2012
The finale was more of a reunion special, with a few cute bits as the Brown, Flay, De Laurentiis and Food Network honchos Susie Fogelson and Bob Tuschman honored several contestants with superlatives -- Nikki Martin is the most competitive, while Malcolm Mitchell is the most cocky.
In the end,...
- 7/23/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
"Food Network Star" is getting a whole new look. Now in its eighth season (premieres Sun., May 13, 9 p.m. Et on Food Network), they're mixing things up, splitting the 15 cheftestants into three teams, which will be led by the network's top personalities: Bobby Flay, Giada De Laurentiis and Alton Brown.
I caught up with Bobby Flay to find out how he feels about switching from judge (he's sat with network heads Bob Tuschman and Susie Fogelson for the past seven seasons) to coach, and to find out what his strategy is and how it differs from Giada's and Alton's plans of attack. No shock here: They're looking for very different things.
He also opened up about his favorite challenge of the season (which sounds a bit like "Top Chef's" Restaurant Wars -- in a good way), his ultimate test for any chef and why he won't be moving out...
I caught up with Bobby Flay to find out how he feels about switching from judge (he's sat with network heads Bob Tuschman and Susie Fogelson for the past seven seasons) to coach, and to find out what his strategy is and how it differs from Giada's and Alton's plans of attack. No shock here: They're looking for very different things.
He also opened up about his favorite challenge of the season (which sounds a bit like "Top Chef's" Restaurant Wars -- in a good way), his ultimate test for any chef and why he won't be moving out...
- 5/11/2012
- by Maggie Furlong
- Huffington Post
"Food Network Star" is getting a whole new look. Now in its eighth season (premieres Sun., May 13, 9 p.m. Et on Food Network), they're mixing things up, splitting the 15 cheftestants into three teams, which will be led by the network's top personalities: Bobby Flay, Giada De Laurentiis and Alton Brown.
I caught up with Bobby Flay to find out how he feels about switching from judge (he's sat with network heads Bob Tuschman and Susie Fogelson for the past seven seasons) to coach, and to find out what his strategy is and how it differs from Giada's and Alton's plans of attack. No shock here: They're looking for very different things.
He also opened up about his favorite challenge of the season (which sounds a bit like "Top Chef's" Restaurant Wars -- in a good way), his ultimate test for any chef and why he won't be moving out...
I caught up with Bobby Flay to find out how he feels about switching from judge (he's sat with network heads Bob Tuschman and Susie Fogelson for the past seven seasons) to coach, and to find out what his strategy is and how it differs from Giada's and Alton's plans of attack. No shock here: They're looking for very different things.
He also opened up about his favorite challenge of the season (which sounds a bit like "Top Chef's" Restaurant Wars -- in a good way), his ultimate test for any chef and why he won't be moving out...
- 5/11/2012
- by Maggie Furlong
- Aol TV.
Food Network Star is coming back, and it’s a whole new ballgame this time around. Combining a variety of new elements, the show will now focus on Bobby Flay, Alton Brown, and Giada De Laurentiis, or at least, the teams of contestants they chosen as their own.
Check out the full press release below, and they play around with the widget that will give you a video preview, and photos and info about the contestants.
Food Network Star Returns For Eighth Season With Star-studded Challenges, Brand-new Formatand A Fresh Cast Of Hopefuls
Bobby Flay And Giada De Laurentiis Joined By Alton Brown, Each Serving As Mentor/Producer To Their Own Hand-selected Team Of Finalists
Special Two-Hour Series Premiere Airs Sunday, May 13th at 9pm Et/Pt; Preceded by Casting Special on Saturday, May 12th at 9pm Et/Pt
Audience Vote Will Determine Winner, Announced in Season Finale Sunday, July...
Check out the full press release below, and they play around with the widget that will give you a video preview, and photos and info about the contestants.
Food Network Star Returns For Eighth Season With Star-studded Challenges, Brand-new Formatand A Fresh Cast Of Hopefuls
Bobby Flay And Giada De Laurentiis Joined By Alton Brown, Each Serving As Mentor/Producer To Their Own Hand-selected Team Of Finalists
Special Two-Hour Series Premiere Airs Sunday, May 13th at 9pm Et/Pt; Preceded by Casting Special on Saturday, May 12th at 9pm Et/Pt
Audience Vote Will Determine Winner, Announced in Season Finale Sunday, July...
- 4/2/2012
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
Food Informants is a week-in-the-life series profiling fascinating people in the food world. We hope it will give you a first-hand look at the many different corners of the food industry. Know someone who would make a great Food Informant? Tell us why.
Bob Tuschman is the general manager/Svp of the Food Network. He previously served as senior vice president, programming and production for Food Network, heading up all programming aspects for the network. He was instrumental in discovering, developing and producing many of the network’s biggest stars including Rachael Ray, Giada De Laurentiis and Guy Fieri, and led the network to record viewership levels. Prior to joining the Food Network, Tuschman worked at ABC News as a producer for Good Morning America, as well as on specials and numerous pilots. He also produced pilot, series and documentary projects for HBO, ABC, American Movie Classics and CNBC. Tuschman...
Bob Tuschman is the general manager/Svp of the Food Network. He previously served as senior vice president, programming and production for Food Network, heading up all programming aspects for the network. He was instrumental in discovering, developing and producing many of the network’s biggest stars including Rachael Ray, Giada De Laurentiis and Guy Fieri, and led the network to record viewership levels. Prior to joining the Food Network, Tuschman worked at ABC News as a producer for Good Morning America, as well as on specials and numerous pilots. He also produced pilot, series and documentary projects for HBO, ABC, American Movie Classics and CNBC. Tuschman...
- 2/8/2012
- by Carey Polis
- Aol TV.
Food Network's usually strong competition Food Network Star is getting a makeover, which will hopefully help to pull it out of its increasingly familiar rut when it returns for an eighth season this summer. Judges Bobby Flay and Giada De Laurentiis will no longer judge, but instead will be joined by Alton Brown as mentors for teams of contestants that they choose. Thankfully, Bob Tuschman and Susie Fogelson will remain as judges, with guest judges...
- 1/23/2012
- by Andy Dehnart
- Reality Blurred
Food Network Star dropped the word "Next" from its title this year, but it needs to rethink more than its title to stay fresh. The show's seventh season concluded last night, and while judges and Food Network executives Bob Tuschman and Susie Fogelson remain among the best judges on reality TV, the show feels too familiar now. Part of the show's problem is that to have a TV show, it has to have villains and...
- 8/15/2011
- by Andy Dehnart
- Reality Blurred
Any suspense about who was going to take home the top prize on Food Network Star completely dissipated early into the Season 7 finale when silky-haired judge Susie Fogelson finally verbalized the thought bubble that’s been forming over her head for the last four or five weeks: “I love marketing this idea,” said the network’s branding honcho, eyes burning with dollar signs, as she made the case of keeping Jeff “Sandwich King” Mauro in the competition. “For what I do, I love this guy.”
And honestly, who can argue with La Fogelson? From Episode 1 all the way to the finale,...
And honestly, who can argue with La Fogelson? From Episode 1 all the way to the finale,...
- 8/15/2011
- by Michael Slezak
- TVLine.com
Jeff Mauro just won the seventh season of "Food Network Star" by making terrific sandwiches.
The finale taped June 1, and Food Network gave Zap2it exclusive access, with the agreement that the winner would not be revealed until the finale aired Sunday (Aug. 14). The photo above shows Mauro the moment he was named.
That finale was tense.
Judges Bobby Flay, Giada De Laurentiis and Food Network executive Susie Fogelson independently said that the final three contenders were all great, but Mauro's easy way in front of the camera and an idea no one else had put him over the top.
Mauro's show "Sandwich King" premieres Aug. 21.
For the first time, the cooking contest brought back all 15 hopefuls for a reunion show. Then, it was down to three, and Vic "Vegas" Moea, who invents his own words such as "lachanaga" -- a lasagna chimichanga -- was eliminated.
It came down to...
The finale taped June 1, and Food Network gave Zap2it exclusive access, with the agreement that the winner would not be revealed until the finale aired Sunday (Aug. 14). The photo above shows Mauro the moment he was named.
That finale was tense.
Judges Bobby Flay, Giada De Laurentiis and Food Network executive Susie Fogelson independently said that the final three contenders were all great, but Mauro's easy way in front of the camera and an idea no one else had put him over the top.
Mauro's show "Sandwich King" premieres Aug. 21.
For the first time, the cooking contest brought back all 15 hopefuls for a reunion show. Then, it was down to three, and Vic "Vegas" Moea, who invents his own words such as "lachanaga" -- a lasagna chimichanga -- was eliminated.
It came down to...
- 8/15/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
We’re down to the final four contestants on Season 7 of Food Network Star, but as sure as you can see your reflection in Giada De Laurentiis’ teeth, only three true contenders remain. Seriously, does anyone expect the selection committee to build a TV show around a person who inspired this withering critique from Bobby Flay: ”I don’t think she has a lot of experience cooking food.” Which makes me wonder why the judges chose Mary Beth over Whitney without at least reimagining the former’s contestant’s pilot concept. I mean, if the judges can actually change Vic Vegas’ name,...
- 8/1/2011
- by Michael Slezak
- TVLine.com
Please don’t throw all your rotten tomatoes at once, but watching Sunday night’s episode of Food Network Star, I kind of wished the Wicked Witch of the Kitchen had lasted one more week in the competition. No, I’m not saying I’ve suddenly developed an unsavory affection for last week’s evictee, the villainous (and proud of it) Penny, but wouldn’t it have been far more interesting to watch the self-proclaimed “Middle Eastern Mama” navigate the high-pressure waters of a live cooking segment on The Rachael Ray Show than malfunctioning robot Jyll? Who knows, maybe Penny...
- 7/25/2011
- by Michael Slezak
- TVLine.com
Sunday night’s episode of Food Network Star concluded with a line that would spell doom for most reality shows: “All the drama is gone.” But Jeff’s observation about the ouster of overgrown frat boy Chris and wicked witch of the kitchen Penny was missing a critical adjective: All the unneccessary drama is gone — unless, of course, the show’s producers invite Wolfgang Puck back for another round of pitbull-style guest-judging.
In all seriousness, though, Food Network Star was beginning to lose credibility with every week Chris and Penny outlasted more viable competitors, and so it wasn’t really...
In all seriousness, though, Food Network Star was beginning to lose credibility with every week Chris and Penny outlasted more viable competitors, and so it wasn’t really...
- 7/18/2011
- by Michael Slezak
- TVLine.com
Sunday night’s installment of Food Network Star taught us two valuable lessons: It’s not easy getting in touch with your inner Guy Fieri. And it’s not advisable to channel your inner Kevin Federline.
The episode kicked off with an extended reminder to watch Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives by sending the 10 remaining contestants to Mel’s Diner in Hollywood, where Fieri gave them pointers in the art of intros, outros, and interview packages that are the hallmark of his signature Food Network series. Penny used her natural charm to berate innocent customers. Orchid turned a simple interview segment into a hyperactive monologue.
The episode kicked off with an extended reminder to watch Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives by sending the 10 remaining contestants to Mel’s Diner in Hollywood, where Fieri gave them pointers in the art of intros, outros, and interview packages that are the hallmark of his signature Food Network series. Penny used her natural charm to berate innocent customers. Orchid turned a simple interview segment into a hyperactive monologue.
- 7/4/2011
- by Michael Slezak
- TVLine.com
It's week four of Food Network Star and the stakes have never been higher for this season's contestants. We've said goodbye to Howie, Juba, Katy and Alicia so far, and any slip-ups are duly noted by judges Bobby Flay, Giada de Laurentiis, Bob Tuschman and Susie Fogelson. Who will be our fifth elimination? Will Penny continue her scheming, dramatic ways, and will they get the best of her? Will Jeff once again don a sweat band to keep from sweating in his food? How many times will I forget that Susie is a contestant? All of these questions and more will be answered in this week's episode of Food Network Star.
Read on, food fans.
Read on, food fans.
- 6/26/2011
- by editor@buddytv.com
- buddytv.com
“The proof is in the pudding, man. And the pudding is in the garbage.” Indeed, Jeff’s not-metaphorical description of frenzied, mealy mouthed Alicia’s doughy, under-baked lemon cupcake “lollipop” pretty much sums up the action from Sunday night’s installment of Food Network Star.
It couldn’t have been easy for the show’s producers to say goodbye this early in the season to a woman who was guaranteed to cook up a full plate of crazy on a weekly basis, but I’ve got to give props to the judges for once again carrying out their objective of finding an authoritative,...
It couldn’t have been easy for the show’s producers to say goodbye this early in the season to a woman who was guaranteed to cook up a full plate of crazy on a weekly basis, but I’ve got to give props to the judges for once again carrying out their objective of finding an authoritative,...
- 6/20/2011
- by Michael Slezak
- TVLine.com
One of the main reasons I love Food Network Star is that the show occasionally delivers on the promise of its title, bringing new personalities to the food-centric channel in a way that, say, America’s Next Top Model has never seen its winners on the cover of Harper’s Bazaar.
But Sunday night’s telecast also proved the show can score laughs as big as any sitcom. In fact, there were moments where I was almost convinced I was watching The Katy Clark Show, an absurdist comedy about a hapless chef/fitness instructor and her foodie foibles. Consider:
* During this week’s Camera Challenge,...
But Sunday night’s telecast also proved the show can score laughs as big as any sitcom. In fact, there were moments where I was almost convinced I was watching The Katy Clark Show, an absurdist comedy about a hapless chef/fitness instructor and her foodie foibles. Consider:
* During this week’s Camera Challenge,...
- 6/13/2011
- by Michael Slezak
- TVLine.com
Here's the latest celeb gossip excerpt from a post originally featured on Green Celebrity Network (http://greencelebrity.net), a green gossip website that shares unique lifestyle reviews about Hollywood star celebs featured in movies, on television, and whose names recently made front page headlines in entertainment news. The website says...
Next Food Network Star! Reality TV fosters healthy food competition? [June 11] The Food Network is home to many celebrity chefs such as Alton Brown from Good Eats and Bobby Flay from Iron Chef America. Striving to not only share healthy recipes viewers can replicate in their homes, The Food Network also fosters healthy food competition in the show The Next Food Network Star. Contestants on the show compete to win the chance to have their very own Food Network TV show. Judges on The Next Food Network Star include celebrity chef Bobby Flay, Senior Vice President of Marketing for the Food Network,...
Next Food Network Star! Reality TV fosters healthy food competition? [June 11] The Food Network is home to many celebrity chefs such as Alton Brown from Good Eats and Bobby Flay from Iron Chef America. Striving to not only share healthy recipes viewers can replicate in their homes, The Food Network also fosters healthy food competition in the show The Next Food Network Star. Contestants on the show compete to win the chance to have their very own Food Network TV show. Judges on The Next Food Network Star include celebrity chef Bobby Flay, Senior Vice President of Marketing for the Food Network,...
- 6/12/2011
- by Belky Says
- Green Celebrity
Getty Bobby Flay
These are busy times for Bobby Flay, the celeb chef of Mesa Grill and Food Network fame. In the kitchen, he’s staying active by launching another of his Bobby’s Burger Palace casual eateries – this one in College Park, Md. – and keeping tabs on his 10-plus other restaurants, including his Mesa Grills in New York, Las Vegas and the Bahamas. On the TV front, he’s doing a similar juggling act, having just concluded the debut...
These are busy times for Bobby Flay, the celeb chef of Mesa Grill and Food Network fame. In the kitchen, he’s staying active by launching another of his Bobby’s Burger Palace casual eateries – this one in College Park, Md. – and keeping tabs on his 10-plus other restaurants, including his Mesa Grills in New York, Las Vegas and the Bahamas. On the TV front, he’s doing a similar juggling act, having just concluded the debut...
- 5/29/2011
- by Charles Passy
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
Food Network's excellent summer competition series Next Food Nework Star, which has changed its name by dropping the word "next" from the title, has added a new judge to its panel: Giada De Laurentiis. She joins Bobby Flay and the series' real stars, Bob Tuschman and Susie Fogelson. There's no explanation for the name change in the press release, which simply refers to the series as Food Network Star, as does its web site. The...
- 4/11/2011
- by Andy Dehnart
- Reality Blurred
It was a feel-good season finale of The Next Food Network Star, and not just because the right person took home the crown. While the contestants of the show’s sixth season were often spottier than a herd of Appaloosas, last night found the final three — Herb, Aarti, and Tom — delivering solid pilots under the watchful eye of Rachael Ray. Just as encouraging: Tom’s food seemingly matched his ebullient delivery (at least based on Rachael’s enthusiastic taste-test); Aarti avoided marinating her food (and herself) in a lukewarm bath of self-doubt; and Herb didn’t crush a can of...
- 8/16/2010
- by Michael Slezak
- EW.com - PopWatch
Maybe I shouldn’t have watched PBS’ Marple: The Blue Geranium on my DVR immediately before last night’s episode of The Next Food Network Star, but I can’t help but feel as though the show’s producers were engaged in a poorly disguised game of subterfuge. How else to explain the absence of Serena from the bottom three, despite her weak, semi-homemade attempt to rethink the pineapple upside-down cake? Or the suggestion that Aria’s reinvention of the pig in a blanket as a piece of fried shrimp with caviar and creme fraiche was anything other than ridiculous?...
- 7/19/2010
- by Michael Slezak
- EW.com - PopWatch
The logical progression of eliminations continued this week on The Next Food Network Star, confirming my underlying belief that the no-nonsense selection committee of Susie Fogelson, Bob Tuschman, and Bobby Flay actually has its eye on, well, finding the next Food Network star, not just keeping contestants around to fulfill pre-determined roles as “sweetheart,” “bitch,” “funny guy,” “dude with simmering rage issues,” and “chef so smarmy you’d want to douse his concoctions in Purell before eating.”
Oh yes, speaking of Paul…”Hell-oooo, lay-dees!” The guy who stood not even a guppy’s chance in a piranha’s tank of...
Oh yes, speaking of Paul…”Hell-oooo, lay-dees!” The guy who stood not even a guppy’s chance in a piranha’s tank of...
- 7/12/2010
- by Michael Slezak
- EW.com - PopWatch
No one can accuse last night’s Next Food Network Star of being suspenseful, but at least the show’s judges continue to eliminate the weakest links, with little or no regard for reality-show shenanigans like keeping around the crazies and the incompetents for sheer entertainment value. Indeed, from the minute Das got schooled by a Whole Foods sales clerk about his choice of ingredients for a dish to impress star chef Eric Greenspan– “We don’t carry Velveeta.” — you knew the dude was on his way out the door. There were other signs and signals pointing to Das’ demise,...
- 6/28/2010
- by Michael Slezak
- EW.com - PopWatch
Last night’s episode of The Next Food Network Star reminded me a little of that old Avril Lavigne lyric: “Why’d ya have to go and make things so complicated?” From Noreen’s baffling culinary viewpoint to Dzintra’s schizophrenic party plate to adorable Brad’s peanut-roasted debacle, it seemed like contestants were tripping over their own self-erected obstacles at every turn. Except for Das, of course, who realized sometimes a lemon-pepper chicken wing is all a crowd of 100 partygoers really wants to eat. And Aarti (picured), whose ricotta pancake and winning personality scored a last-minute triumph over her irritating self-doubt.
- 6/14/2010
- by Michael Slezak
- EW.com - PopWatch
Last night’s season premiere of The Next Food Network Star went almost directly into the kitchen without passing go, and without wasting time on drawn-out introduction packages for this season’s competitors. That’s just fine by me, especially since the brief “hellos” were spent in that enviably awesome Hollywood Hills villa where our 12 contestants get to live.
Host Bobby Flay welcomed the show’s new mentor Giada De Laurentiis (clad in a sensational purple dress), then told the dozen hopefuls they needed to fill in the “ultimate culinary blank canvas” by preparing chicken and potatoes in just 45 minutes,...
Host Bobby Flay welcomed the show’s new mentor Giada De Laurentiis (clad in a sensational purple dress), then told the dozen hopefuls they needed to fill in the “ultimate culinary blank canvas” by preparing chicken and potatoes in just 45 minutes,...
- 6/7/2010
- by Michael Slezak
- EW.com - PopWatch
Let's meet the twelve chefs who are hungry to be The Next Food Network Star!
We've got Doreen (the asian food rebel), Aarti (the fun one), Paul ("the funny guy"), Herb (the personal trainer), Brianna (a self-proclaimed diva), Tom (unemployed), Alexis (a ladies' man), Dzintra (crazy), Brad (the professional), Serena (the gorgeous Italian), Darrell/"Das" (the bachelor) and Aria (the mom).
Right away, Bobby Flay entered the kitchen to introduce the show and the other members of the Selection Committee, Susie Fogelson and Bob Tuschman. Then Giada De Laurenti walked in to serve as a mentor and not, surprisingly, to poison Serena.
We've got Doreen (the asian food rebel), Aarti (the fun one), Paul ("the funny guy"), Herb (the personal trainer), Brianna (a self-proclaimed diva), Tom (unemployed), Alexis (a ladies' man), Dzintra (crazy), Brad (the professional), Serena (the gorgeous Italian), Darrell/"Das" (the bachelor) and Aria (the mom).
Right away, Bobby Flay entered the kitchen to introduce the show and the other members of the Selection Committee, Susie Fogelson and Bob Tuschman. Then Giada De Laurenti walked in to serve as a mentor and not, surprisingly, to poison Serena.
- 6/6/2010
- by editor@buddytv.com
- buddytv.com
It's going to be another season of looking for that lucky guy or gal who'll get his own series on the Food Network. As usual, Food Network executives Bob Tuschman and Susie Fogelson will be on board on the selection committee this season, and they'll be joined by Bobby Flay, a staple on the network. Debuting as mentor is Giada De Laurentiis of Giada at Home and Everyday Italian.
The full list of contestants are after the jump:...
The full list of contestants are after the jump:...
- 6/3/2010
- by editor@buddytv.com
- buddytv.com
Filed under: Features
The Food Network and its bevy of stars have a lot of culinary bases covered, but they are missing many, especially some pretty trendy ones. Given the economy, the focus as of late is on budget cooking, but there are more than a few niches the Food Network and its new sister network, the Cooking Channel, are missing.
At a screening of 'The Next Food Network Star' (Sun., June 6 at 9Pm Et), judges Susie Fogelson, senior vice president of marketing, creative services and brand strategy, and Bob Tuschman, senior vice president of programming and production and the newly announced general manager of Food Network, discussed many aspects of what makes a great food program.
Coming into the 'Next Food Network Star' competition, Tuschman said he and the producers do not have a show idea in mind. This season features many contestants from very different walks of life.
The Food Network and its bevy of stars have a lot of culinary bases covered, but they are missing many, especially some pretty trendy ones. Given the economy, the focus as of late is on budget cooking, but there are more than a few niches the Food Network and its new sister network, the Cooking Channel, are missing.
At a screening of 'The Next Food Network Star' (Sun., June 6 at 9Pm Et), judges Susie Fogelson, senior vice president of marketing, creative services and brand strategy, and Bob Tuschman, senior vice president of programming and production and the newly announced general manager of Food Network, discussed many aspects of what makes a great food program.
Coming into the 'Next Food Network Star' competition, Tuschman said he and the producers do not have a show idea in mind. This season features many contestants from very different walks of life.
- 6/2/2010
- by Chris Harnick
- Aol TV.
Chicago – Several Nintendo Wii games have been released in the last few weeks that might be just what you’re looking for when you do your holiday shopping this season. With so many huge releases like “Uncharted 2,” “Ratchet and Clank Future: A Crack in Time,” “Left For Dead 2,” and more taking up advertising space, it’s easy for smaller games to slip through the cracks. We’re here to catch them. Find release date and official synopsis information below.
“The Price is Right: 2010 Edition” and “Where’s Waldo? The Fantastic Journey” were released on September 22nd, 2009.
“Family Feud: 2010 Edition” was released on September 29th, 2009.
“Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo” was released on October 20th, 2009.
“Food Network: Cook or Be Cooked” and “We Cheer 2” were released on November 3rd, 2009.
“The Price is Right: 2010 Edition”
Photo credit: Ubisoft
Official synopsis: Experience all of the classic moments...
“The Price is Right: 2010 Edition” and “Where’s Waldo? The Fantastic Journey” were released on September 22nd, 2009.
“Family Feud: 2010 Edition” was released on September 29th, 2009.
“Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo” was released on October 20th, 2009.
“Food Network: Cook or Be Cooked” and “We Cheer 2” were released on November 3rd, 2009.
“The Price is Right: 2010 Edition”
Photo credit: Ubisoft
Official synopsis: Experience all of the classic moments...
- 11/24/2009
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Previously on The Next Food Network star, we saw chef Robert Irvine waking up our contenders at the ungodly hour of 3 a.m. for a trip to Manhattan to test their food knowledge. The contenders were split in groups of three, and they are tasked to search items and answer several trivia questions. The winner for this challenge will bag a prize of nationwide exposure in USA Weekend magazine.
As the contenders were getting ready for the day, they find that preparing for the challenge is quite a task in itself. Kelsey's team was the first to get a wrong answer, and thus had to earn an ingredient by doing food preparation.
"The questions were very, very hard!" Kevin admitted. The challenge also required the teams to cook and serve brunch to thirty passengers on the train, on top of the judges.
The cooking challenge saw Adam's team get a head start,...
As the contenders were getting ready for the day, they find that preparing for the challenge is quite a task in itself. Kelsey's team was the first to get a wrong answer, and thus had to earn an ingredient by doing food preparation.
"The questions were very, very hard!" Kevin admitted. The challenge also required the teams to cook and serve brunch to thirty passengers on the train, on top of the judges.
The cooking challenge saw Adam's team get a head start,...
- 6/11/2008
- by BuddyTV
- buddytv.com
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