The Next Food Network Star Winner: Melissa Takes the Title!

Stay-at-home mom Melissa d’Arabian won this season of The Next Food Network Star (and her own cooking show on the network!) by impress... More

The Next Food Network Star | Natasha Burton | Aug 3rd, 2009 | 1:00PM 13

The Next Food Network Star Exit Interview: Jeffrey’s Out But Not Down

Los Angeleno Jeffrey Saad made it to the final two on The Next Food Network Star, but unfortunately, his consistently popular “cooking... More

The Next Food Network Star | Natasha Burton | Aug 3rd, 2009 | 12:59PM 2

The Next Food Network Star Exit Interview: Seoul-ful Debbie Gets Singed

Restaurant-consultant Debbie Lee will not be in the final two for this season’s The Next Food Network Star—perhaps from her idea tha... More

The Next Food Network Star | Natasha Burton | Jul 27th, 2009 | 1:35PM 0

The Next Food Network Star Exit Interview: Jamika Loses by a Smile?

Personal chef Jamika Pessoa made it to the final four on The Next Food Network Star, but the Atlanta native perhaps focused too much on ... More

The Next Food Network Star | Natasha Burton | Jul 20th, 2009 | 1:25PM 0

The Next Food Network Star Exit Interview: Michael “Frustrated” In Miami

Whether you loved him or hated him, Michael Proietti was likely the most entertaining contestant on The Next Food Network Star this sea... More

Interviews | The Next Food Network Star | Natasha Burton | Jul 13th, 2009 | 1:50PM 0

The Next Food Network Star Exit Interview: Did Katie Cavuto Come Off Too Healthy?

This week Katie Cavuto got the boot from The Next Food Network Star, coming up undercooked yet again due to her devotion to serving raw ... More

Interviews | The Next Food Network Star | Natasha Burton | Jul 7th, 2009 | 1:59PM 0

The Next Food Network Star Exit Interview: Teddy Sizzles Then Fizzles

Restaurateur and chef Teddy Folkman got the boot this week from Next Food Network Star, after a couple weeks of falling out of flavor wi... More

Interviews | The Next Food Network Star | Natasha Burton | Jun 30th, 2009 | 3:33PM 0

The Next Food Network Star Exit Interview: Eddie Cut, Doesn’t Think He Deserved To Go

Los Angeles’ Eddie Gilbert might have wowed the Next Food Network Star judges with his Brussels sprouts early on in the season, but in... More

Interviews | The Next Food Network Star | Natasha Burton | Jun 22nd, 2009 | 7:24PM 0

‘The Next Food Network Star’ Exit Interivew: Brett Came Off “A Little Raw”

Sous-chef Brett August was the next contestant booted from The Next Food Network Star last night, a decision that may have had something t... More

Interviews | The Next Food Network Star | Natasha Burton | Jun 15th, 2009 | 4:25PM 0

Exit Interview: The Next Food Network Star’s Jen Isham First To Get Cut

Orlando-native and French Culinary Institute grad Jen Isham was the first contestant to leave this season’s The Next Food Network Star... More

Interviews | The Next Food Network Star | Natasha Burton | Jun 8th, 2009 | 5:58PM 0

Bobby Flay’s Flavor-ite Things

Master of the grill Bobby Flay begins a fifth season leading the selection committee on The Next Food Network Star this Sunday, June 7th, ... More

Interviews | The Next Food Network Star | Natasha Burton | Jun 4th, 2009 | 9:12AM 0