The Next Food Network Star
Logo for the third season
Format	Reality, Cooking
Presented by	Marc Summers (Seasons 1-2, season 3 finale only)
Judges	Bob Tuschman Susie Fogelson Bobby Flay
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	28
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	Food Network
Original run	June 5, 2005 – Present
Chronology
Related shows	Party Line with The Hearty Boys Guy's Big Bite Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives The Gourmet Next Door
External links
Official website
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

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Season One

Summary

The first season of The Next Food Network Star series was taped in February 2005, and was composed of five episodes premiering on Sundays at 9 PM in June 2005. Dan Smith and Steve McDonagh were the winners of the first season. These two Chicago area caterers host a show called Party Line with Dan & Steve, now titled Party Line with The Hearty Boys, which premiered on September 18, 2005. The runner-up, Deborah Fewell, was chosen to host a special on food at beaches, Surf N Turf, which aired in June 2006. Michael Thomas is the recurring chef on The Tyra Banks Show. Susannah Locketti has made an appearance on The Tony Danza Show, and is also an on-air chef for Publix grocery stores in the southern United States. ^[1] For other uses, see Chicago (disambiguation). ... Party Line with The Hearty Boys is a Food Network show hosted by real-life couple Dan Smith and Steve McDonagh. ... is the 261st day of the year (262nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Tyra Banks Show is an American two-time Emmy Award-winning talk show hosted by former supermodel and Americas Next Top Model creator Tyra Banks. ... The Tony Danza Show was a daytime talk show hosted by Tony Danza. ... Publix Super Markets, Inc. ...

Finalists

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Season Two

Summary

The second season of The Next Food Network Star series was taped in December 2005 and began airing in March 2006. Guy Fieri was announced as the winner on April 23, 2006, beating Reggie Southerland. Guy's Big Bite premiered in June 2006 and was picked up for a second season in 2008; Fieri's second series, Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, premiered April 23, 2007, a year after he won. Fourth-place contestant Nathan Lyon began hosting his own series, A Lyon In the Kitchen^[2], on the Discovery Health Channel in March 2007. Guy Fieri (born ca. ... is the 113th day of the year (114th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Guys Big Bite is a Food Network show starring Guy Fieri, the winner of the second season of The Next Food Network Star. ... Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives is a television program hosted by Guy Fieri which began airing as a series in April 2007 on the Food Network. ... is the 113th day of the year (114th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Discovery Health Channel (or DHC), launched on August 2, 1999, is a U.S. cable television network dedicated to programming that highlights various aspects of health and wellness (and unwellness as well). ...

Finalists

• Jess Dang (Menlo Park, CA) - Asian Bolognese
• Elizabeth Raynor (Sausalito, CA) - Turkey Pine Nut Cabbage Wraps
• Evette Rodriguez (Port St. Lucie, FL) - Roasted Red Pepper Tapenade Over Spaghetti
• Andrew Schumacher (Brooklyn, NY) - Sauteed Skirt Steak with a Mushroom Pan Sauce
• Nathan Lyon (Los Angeles, CA) - Asian Infused Pork Tenderloin with Melted Onions and Herbed Goat Cheese
• Carissa Seward (San Diego, CA) - Easy Breezy Stuffed Chicken Breasts
• Reggie Southerland (Los Angeles, CA) - Pureed Spinach and Sweet Pea Soup with Fresh Mint Cream
• Guy Fieri (Santa Rosa, CA) - Rhode Island Calamari (winner)

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Season Three

Summary

The third season began on June 3, 2007, and the winner was announced on Sunday, July 22. In season 3, judges narrowed the field down to 2 with 1 or 2 contestants going home weekly. Once the field was down to 2, the viewers picked winner. During the season, the contestants lived in a shared house in New York City. The contestant's challenges included cooking concession food for a NBA game (with guest Darryl Dawkins) to a mini version of Food Network's Iron Chef America (with guest judges Bobby Flay and Cat Cora). The judges (the "selection committee") always included Food Network executives Bob Tuschman and Susie Fogelson along with one guest. Other guest judges included Alton Brown, Giada De Laurentiis, Duff Goldman, season two winner Guy Fieri, and Robert Irvine. Paula Deen and Rachael Ray also helped the contestants with their challenges during season 3. During season 3, Bobby Flay also played an important role in the guidance and selection process. Despite making it to the final round only after "Jag" withdrew, Amy Finley was chosen by America as the Next Food Network Star on July 22, 2007. Her new show The Gourmet Next Door premiered on October 14, 2007.^[3]-1... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 203rd day of the year (204th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The National Basketball Association of the United States and Canada, commonly known as the NBA, is the premier professional basketball league in North America. ... Darryl Dawkins (born January 11, 1957 in Orlando, Florida) is a former professional basketball player, most noted for his days with the Philadelphia 76ers and New Jersey Nets, although he also played briefly for the Detroit Pistons and Utah Jazz late in his career. ... Iron Chef America: The Series is an American cooking show based on Fuji Televisions Iron Chef, and is the second American adaptation of the series, following the failed Iron Chef USA. The show is produced by Food Network, which also carries a dubbed version of the original Iron Chef. ... Robert William Flay IV (born December 10, 1964 in New York City) is an American celebrity chef, restaurateur, and television personality. ... Catherine Cat Cora[1] (born c. ... Alton Brown (born on July 30, 1962 in Los Angeles, California, U.S.) is an American food personality, cinematographer, author, and actor. ... Giada Pamela De Laurentiis (IPA: ; born August 22, 1970) is an Italian American chef, writer, television personality, and the current host of the Food Network programs Everyday Italian, Behind the Bash, Giadas Weekend Getaways, and Giada in Paradise. ... Duff Goldman, owner of Charm City Cakes Jeffrey Adam Duff Goldman (born December 17, 1974) is the star of the Food Network reality television show Ace of Cakes. ... Guy Fieri (born ca. ... Robert Irvine MCFA (C.G.) (born 1965 and raised in Wiltshire, England[1]) is a celebrity chef and the star of the Food Network program Dinner: Impossible [2], on which he faces tough and unusual cooking challenges on location with no advance warning or time to prepare. ... Paula Hiers Deen, (born Paula Ann Hiers on January 19, 1947), is an American cook, restaurateur, writer, and Emmy Award-winning TV personality. ... Rachael Domenica Ray (born August 25, 1968 in Glens Falls, New York[1][2]) is a two-time Emmy-nominated[3] television personality and author. ... Amy Finley of San Diego, California is the winner of the third season of The Next Food Network Star. ... is the 203rd day of the year (204th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... is the 287th day of the year (288th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ...

Finalists

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Contestant resignation

Amy Finley was originally eliminated in week 7. Joshua Adam "Jag" Garcia falsely claimed to have graduated from The New York Restaurant School and to have been deployed to Afghanistan as a member of the 2nd Battalion, 8th Marine Regiment infantry unit.^[4][5] After Food Network discovered that he had falsified his records and lied about some of his past, he withdrew from the competition. The Art Institutes (often abbreviated as Ai) is a collection of private, for-profit educational institutions for career preparation in the visual, creative, and applied arts, including design, media, fashion, and culinary programs. ... 2nd Battalion 8th Marines (2/8) is an infantry battalion in the United States Marine Corps based out of Camp Lejeune, North Carolina consisting of approximately 1000 Marines and Sailors. ...

Season Four

Season four of The Next Food Network Star premiered on June 1, 2008. Food Network executives, Bob Tuschman and Susie Fogelson, are joined by Bobby Flay as the selection committee for this season. is the 152nd day of the year (153rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... Robert William Flay IV (born December 10, 1964 in New York City) is an American celebrity chef, restaurateur, and television personality. ...

Finalists

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Week 1

The contestants were met by Alton Brown when they arrived. Their first challenge was explaining their culinary point of view in one sentence while on camera. A table full of props which the contestants could use was provided. The second challenge paired the contestants into five teams. Each team was required to prepare three dishes: each contestant prepared one dish and they prepared one joint dish. The teams presented their dishes to the selection committee and current Food Network personalities Masaharu Morimoto, Gina Neely, Sandra Lee, and Giada De Laurentiis. Alton Brown (born on July 30, 1962 in Los Angeles, California, U.S.) is an American food personality, cinematographer, author, and actor. ... Masaharu Morimoto (森本正治 Morimoto Masaharu; born May 26, 1955 in Hiroshima, Japan) is a well-known Japanese chef, best-known as the third (and last) Iron Chef Japanese on the TV cooking show Iron Chef, and an Iron Chef on its spinoff, Iron Chef America. ... Sandra Lee might refer to: Sandra Lee (author), an American author, chef and television host Sandra Lee-Vercoe, a New Zealand politician This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title. ... Giada Pamela De Laurentiis (IPA: ; born August 22, 1970) is an Italian American chef, writer, television personality, and the current host of the Food Network programs Everyday Italian, Behind the Bash, Giadas Weekend Getaways, and Giada in Paradise. ...

Winners: Aaron McCargo, Jr. and Kelsey Nixon

Eliminated: Cory Kahaney

Week 2

Former Food Network Dinner Impossible chef Robert Irvine, who was not retained by the network due to lying on his resume some time after taping Week 2^[6], was the special guest judge. He woke the contestants at 3:00 A.M. with a lot of loud noise for their next challenge. The remaining contestants were separated into three teams. The teams raced to three locations around Manhattan, where they were asked a culinary trivia question. If they answered their question correctly, they could select an ingredient and continue to the next location. They must perform a food preparation task before continuing if their answer was incorrect. These tasks included rolling dough for baguettes and butchering a chicken. Then each team prepared a meal for the selection committee, Robert Irvine, and 30 guests aboard a moving train (M&E Railway) using the ingredients they collected. The winners of the challenge were featured in USA Weekend. Robert Irvine MCFA (C.G.) (born 1965 and raised in Wiltshire, England[1]) is a celebrity chef and the star of the Food Network program Dinner: Impossible [2], on which he faces tough and unusual cooking challenges on location with no advance warning or time to prepare. ... This article is about the borough of New York City. ... A baguette (French for little stick) is a variety of bread distinguishable by its much greater length than width, and noted for its very crispy crust. ... The Morristown and Erie Railway (M&E) is a freight short line based in Morristown, New Jersey. ... An Issue of USA WEEKEND USA WEEKEND Magazine is a national publication distributed through more than 600 quality newspapers in the United States. ...

Winners: Aaron McCargo, Jr. and Lisa Garza
Eliminated: Kevin Roberts

References

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External links

• Official The Next Food Network Star Web site
• The Next Food Network Star Season One - Where Are They Now?
• The Next Food Network Star Season Two - Where Are They Now?