The Next Food Network Star Shines Bright Beginning Sunday, June 1st at 10 PM ET/PT
Bobby Flay Turns Up The Summer Heat For Ten Finalists With The Chance To
Star in Their Own Series
Season Four of Food Network's Top-Rated Program, 'The Next Food Network
Star' Sizzles With Guest Appearances by Martha Stewart, Rachael Ray, Paula
Deen, And Many More!
NEW YORK, April 28 -- The Next Food Network Star is back
this summer with a star-studded fourth season on Food Network. This season
Bobby Flay takes a seat with the selection committee full-time and the
finalists are put through the ringer to prove that they can take the cake
(and the pizza, and the lobster, and the potato salad) to be the last chef
standing and winner of his-or-her own Food Network show. The series kicks
off with a few friendly Food Network faces on Sunday, June 1st at 10pm
ET/PT.
"What's unique about The Next Food Network Star is that having top
culinary chops is only half the battle," said Bob Tuschman, Senior Vice
President, Programming and Production. "If you can't find the winning
formula to deliver first rate creative food, a unique culinary point of
view, and star charisma week after week, you're going home. This year's
finalists are absolutely the most talented and fiercely competitive we've
ever had on the show."
The 10 finalists include: Nipa Bhatt (Victoria, MN), Jennifer Cochrane
(Woonsocket, RI), Lisa Garza (Dallas, TX), Adam Gertler (Philadelphia, PA),
Cory Kahaney (New York, NY), Shane Lyons (Colorado Springs, CO), Aaron
McCargo Jr. (Camden, NJ), Kelsey Nixon (North Ogden, UT), Kevin Roberts
(San Diego, CA), and Jeffrey Vaden (White Plains, NY).
This season's finalists are put to the test with complex challenges
that determine their culinary competence and on-screen star potential.
Challenges include a late night race through the streets of Manhattan,
creating easy versions of complicated dishes for the staff of Bon Appetit
magazine, teaming up with girl scouts to create healthy meals and cooking
under the bright lights on the Las Vegas strip.
Throughout June and July, the selection committee, aided by a rotating
cast of remarkable guest stars including Martha Stewart, Rachael Ray, Giada
De Laurentiis, Alton Brown, Cat Cora, Sandra Lee, Gina and Pat Neely,
Masaharu Moriomto, Tyler Florence, Michael Symon and Season Two winner Guy
Fieri, will narrow the field down until the finale. This season, the
selection committee will select the winner and he-or-she will be revealed
during the series' finale on Sunday, July 27th at 10pm ET/PT and will
receive a six-episode show that will premiere in August 2008. The Next Food
Network Star is produced by CBS EYE too Productions.
Fans of The Next Food Network Star can make their voices heard, by
logging on to http://www.FoodNetwork.com/Star and participating in the
network's first-ever "fan favorite" vote! Starting Monday, June 2nd,
viewers will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite contestants
throughout the season. The finalist with the most votes will be crowned the
"fan favorite" and will win assorted prizes.
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