Q&A with ‘Next Food Network Star’ Winner: Aaron McCargo Jr.

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29 Jul 2008 Aaron McCargo Jr. with Chef Bobby Flay -- Courtesy the Food Network In case you've been living in a ditch, had your your cable dug up by a back hoe or never been to this site before, Aaron McCargo, Jr. won the nine-week Next Food Network Star competition on Sunday night. He did so beating out talented finalists Adam Gerler and Lisa Garza and winning his own Food Network cooking series, Big Daddy's House which premieres next Sunday at 1:30pm. Btw, this is a great improvement from the three previous seasons when the winner's show would popup six months later, long ... {More...}

NFNS Video Recap: The Winner Is …

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28 Jul 2008 Simple spoiler warning. If you don't know who won -- and with the website slip up you may have even found out before the show -- then don't look at this until after you've seen it. Doh! So here is the review -- and final video -- of the finale of season 4 of the Next Food Network Star. Courtesy the Food Network Odd, but this is going to be my shortest recap yet. But it's the finale, a lot happened, no? Well yes and no. Basically it was pretty straight forward. And for once the video ... {More...}

NFNS Video Preview: The Finale

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25 Jul 2008 Here's the video preview of the ninth and final episode of The Next Food Network Star which will air this Sunday night at 10pm. In the season finale, the final contenders face off at Food Network, performing pilot presentations of their dream shows. Then, all the finalists return and join a live audience to find out who will be “The Next Food Network Star”! We'll not only be recapping the show on Monday as we usually do, but as one of a handful of food blogs who will be at the interview conference, TV Chefs Blog will also be bringing you the ... {More...}

NFNS Recap with Video: Episode 8

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21 Jul 2008 If you don't get it by now, simple: Don't read the review or look at the video if you haven't already seen the show last Sunday and are still planning to catch one of the repeats during the week. That said, here's my review for the eighth (of nine) episode of Next Food Network Star. First challenge each contestant had to do a promo and remember roughly three lines and deliver. Lisa was horrible and couldn't remember a thing. Adam was good which was no surprise as that's his strength. Aaron with some coaching from Bobby ... {More...}

NFNS Video Preview: Episode 8

Bobby Flay, Dinner: Impossible, Iron Chef America, Michael Symon, Robert Irvine, The Next Food Network Star, Videos
18 Jul 2008 Here's the video preview of what's happening on this week's episode of The Next Food Network Star on Sunday night at 10pm. The remaining three finalists shoot scripted promos at iconic Las Vegas locations. Then they meet Season Two winner Guy Fieri and are told to each create a lavish buffet for the ultimate Vegas crowd – entertainers from famous Vegas shows and top Vegas chefs. Also new and worthy on Sunday night is a new Iron Chef America where Bobby Flay takes on Gabrielle Hamilton of NYC's Prune. I first saw Hamilton on television during an episode of ... {More...}