As much as we love seeing what comes next for the winners of Food Network Star, it's sometimes the runner-ups whose careers take a more exciting next chapter. Food Network Star is a reality television series that premiered June 5, 2005. It was produced by CBS EYEtoo Productions for Seasons 1-8 and by Triage Entertainment. Spiralized Sweet Potato more. Food Network is an American basic cable and satellite television channel that is owned by Television Food Network, G.P., a joint venture between Scripps Networks.

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It was produced by CBS EYEtoo Productions for Seasons 1- 8 and by Triage Entertainment for subsequent seasons. It airs on the Food Network in the United States. Prior to season seven, the series was known as The Next Food Network Star.

Season one[edit]Summary[edit]The first season of The Next Food Network Star series was taped in February 2. June 2. 00. 5.[1]Chicago area caterers Dan Smith and Steve Mc. Donagh emerged as the winners, and went on to host a show called Party Line with Dan & Steve, now titled Party Line with The Hearty Boys, which premiered on September 1. The runner- up, Deborah Fewell, was chosen to host a special on food at beaches, Surf N Turf, which aired in June 2. Michael Thomas was the recurring chef on The Tyra Banks Show.

Susannah Locketti made an appearance on The Tony Danza Show, and is also an on- air chef for Publix grocery stores in the southern United States. Contestants[edit]Season two[edit]Summary[edit]The second season of The Next Food Network Star series was taped in December 2.

March 2. 00. 6. Guy Fieri was announced as the winner on April 2. Reggie Southerland.[2]Fieri has achieved considerable success at Food Network since his victory, and is still regularly on air as of July 2.

Guy's Big Bite premiered in June 2. Originally intended as a one- hour special, Fieri's second series, Diners, Drive- Ins and Dives, premiered April 2. He went on to the series, Ultimate Recipe Showdown, premiering February 1. Guy Off The Hook on September 1.

He has also started a new successful show called Guy's Grocery Games. Fourth- place contestant Nathan Lyon began hosting his own series, A Lyon In the Kitchen,[3] on the Discovery Health Channel in March 2. Contestants[edit]Season three[edit]Summary[edit]The third season began on June 3, 2. Sunday, July 2. 2. In season 3, judges sent 1 or 2 contestants home weekly. Once the field was down to 2 final contestants, the viewers picked the winner.

Marc Summers (host of the first 2 seasons) only returned for this season's finale. Bobby Flay would host subsequent season finales.[4]During the season, the contestants lived in a shared house in New York City. The contestants' challenges included cooking concession food for an 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 Selection Committee consisted of Food Network executives Bob Tuschman and Susie Fogelson along with one guest. Guest judges included Alton Brown, Giada De Laurentiis, Duff Goldman, season two winner Guy Fieri, and Robert Irvine.

Paula Deen and Rachael Ray participated in contestant challenges, and Bobby Flay also played a role in the guidance and selection process. Amy Finley was chosen by America as The Next Food Network Star on July 2. Her new show The Gourmet Next Door premiered on October 1. Finley later declined to continue with the series, citing relocation to France for family reasons.[4]Contestants[edit]Name.

Age. Hometown. Occupation. Eliminated. Amy Finley. San Diego, CAStay- at- Home Mom.

Winner. 1Rory Schepisi. Vega, TXRestaurateur.

Runner- Up. Joshua Adam "JAG" Garcia. Havelock, NCChef- de- Cuisine.

Withdrew. 1Paul Mc. Cullough. 36. Los Angeles. Caterer. Week 6. Adrien Sharp. Jackson, MILocal Cooking Show Host. Week 5. Michael Salmon. Brooklyn, NYDirector of Operations for Macy's. Week 4. Tommy Grella, Jr.

Methuen, MASelf- Taught Chef. Week 3. Colombe Jacobsen- Derstine. New York, NYFormer Child Actress.

Week 3. Nikki Shaw. Oakland, CACaterer. Week 2. Patrick Rolfe.

Seattle, WAChef. Week 1. Vivien Cunha. 40. Hermosa Beach, CACaterer. Week 1^Note 1 : Amy Finley was eliminated Week 7, and the original finalists were Rory Schepisi and Joshua "JAG" Garcia. After the final elimination episode was aired, evidence came to light that JAG had lied about both his culinary training and his military service, representing both as more extensive than they actually were.[5][6] Food Network allowed him to withdraw from the competition and reinstated Amy Finley, who was voted The Next Food Network Star.

Season four[edit]Summary[edit]Season four of The Next Food Network Star premiered on Sunday, June 1, 2. Food Network executives Bob Tuschman and Susie Fogelson are joined by Bobby Flay as the selection committee for this season. Each new episode aired on Sundays at 1. PM EDT. For this season, the viewers no longer received the chance to vote for the winner; producers instead made the final decision. This led to an error by Food. Network. com, which briefly posted the winning moment video on their website three days before the finale aired.[7] The winner for the fourth season was Aaron Mc.

Cargo, Jr. His winning show idea, Big Daddy's House, first aired August 3, 2. Finalist Adam Gertler was hired to host a Food Network show called Will Work for Food, which debuted on January 1.

He hosted the Food Network show Kid in a Candy Store, which aired two seasons. Kelsey Nixon co- hosted a web show on food.

Food Network sister site aka Cooking Channel) and also appeared in the premiere of Chefs vs. City in 2. 00. 9. In 2. 01. 0, Gertler and Nixon became co- hosts of The Next Food Network Star After Party, a half- hour recap/interview show following that night's episode of Star, on Cooking Channel. Nixon stars in Kelsey's Essentials, a program on kitchen and cooking basics for The Cooking Channel that ran November, 2.

Contestants[edit]Name. Age. Hometown. Occupation. Eliminated. Aaron Mc. Cargo, Jr. 3. 6Camden, NJChef. Winner. Adam Gertler. Philadelphia, PAFood Server. Runner- Up. Lisa Garza.

Dallas, TXRestaurateur/Designer. Runner- Up. Kelsey Nixon. North Ogden, UTAssistant Culinary Director. Week 7. Shane Lyons.

Colorado Springs, COPrivate Chef and actor. Week 6. Jennifer Cochrane. Meal Plan With Shopping List more. Woonsocket, RIChef. Week 5. Nipa Bhatt.

Victoria, MNMarketing Manager. Week 4. Jeffrey Vaden. White Plains, NYFood Service Management. Week 3. Kevin Roberts. San Diego, CARadio Talk Show Host/Restaurant Owner/Author.

Week 2. Cory Kahaney. New York, NYStand- up Comedian. Week 1. Season five[edit]Summary[edit]Season five of The Next Food Network Star premiered on June 7, 2. Food Network executives Bob Tuschman and Susie Fogelson were joined by Bobby Flay as the Selection Committee for this season, which was filmed early 2.

New York, New York and Miami, Florida. Melissa D'Arabian was declared the winner on August 2, 2. Ten Dollar Dinners.

Her show premiered on August 9, 2. On August 1. 7, 2. Food Network announced Jeffrey Saad would return in a series of online videos based on his pilot, now called "The Spice Smuggler."[1. The program premiered with four 4- 1/2 minute videos featuring one spice and a recipe incorporating it.[1. Saad was named the national representative for the American Egg Board. In November, 2. 01.

Saad debuted in a new show for The Cooking Channel titled United Tastes of America, which explores multiple aspects of traditional American food.[9]Finalist Debbie Lee has carried her "Seoul to Soul" concept to the streets of L. A., opening a lunch truck, Ahn- Joo, featuring a range of Korean food. Contestants[edit]Name. Age. Hometown. Occupation.

Culinary P. O. V. Eliminated. Melissa d'Arabian. Keller, TXStay- At- Home Mom"Kitchen Survival Guide"Winner. Jeffrey Saad. 42. Los Angeles, California. Restaurateur/Food Consultant/Recipe Developer/Chef"Ingredient Smuggler"Runner- Up.

Debbie Lee. 39. West Hollywood, California. Restaurant Consultant"From Seoul to Soul"Week 8. Jamika Pessoa. 30. Atlanta, Georgia. Personal Chef/Businesswoman.

Caribbean Cuisine. Week 7. Michael Proietti. City Island, NYExecutive Chef"Global A Go- Go"Week 6. Katie Cavuto. 30. Philadelphia, PAPersonal Chef & Dietician. Healthy and Green Cuisine. Week 5. Teddy Folkman.

Alexandria, VARestaurant Owner/Executive Chef"Gourmet Bar Food"Week 4. Eddie Gilbert. 30.

Chopped Canada Episode Guide, Videos & TV Schedule. The latest season of Chopped Canada features an all- new jam packed season of special themed episodes: Chopped Canada Junior, Chopped Canada Judges,Chopped Canada Grandmothers, Chopped Canada Firefighters, Chopped Canada Celebrities and Chopped Canada Teen. Hosted by Brad Smith, in each episode, four chefs compete before an all- star rotating panel of three expert judges, including Mark Mc. Ewan, Lynn Crawford, Michael Smith, Susur Lee, Roger Mooking, John Higgins, Anne Yarymowich, Antonio Park, Massimo Capra, and Eden Grinshpan. Armed with skill and ingenuity, the chef competitors race against the clock to turn the mystery ingredients from their iconic baskets into an extraordinary three- course meal. Course- by - course, the judges decide which competitor will be "chopped" from the competition until only the winner remains.