Next Food Network Star Winner
07/28/2008Congratulations to Aaron, the Next Food Network Star Winner!
In some ways, I’m surprised. I thought that Adam’s performance was good, and I also thought that Lisa’s performance was, too. And I know that Aaron wasn’t happy with his performance. I also don’t think that he does as well on camera as the other two, but at the same time, he’s got a cooler feel about him when he’s himself, and FN is probably looking to keep their network fresh in general.
Which isn’t to say that any of the finalists were specifically un-hip, just that FN is probably looking forward to having new stars and new shows, to try to keep up with new things in general. And this sort of thing just goes along with all the things they’re branching out into on their website. Blogs, Vlogs and other stuff like that. And, let’s face it, Bobby Flay, Alton Brown, Paula Dean, Emeril, and many of their other personalities aren’t looking as young as they used to look. This, combined with the thought that many of their younger, fresher personalities have done pretty well when they’ve tried (Guy Fieri, Michael Simon), probably means that FN is a little under the gun to come up with a few more personalities that’re effective entertainers, and work in the limelight that is food network.
Which is another topic to touch on. Food Network does a good job coming up with seemingly effective stories about what happens on NFNS, but I can’t help but wonder about what is really going on. Season 3 had it’s own twists I won’t talk about right now, but this season, season 4 had three finalists – and the winner started work the day after the fanale. This, along with the fact that only one other finalist has any shows at all (Guy, I talked about it in my last post) makes one wonder whether or not FN is having a rough time and needs to come up with new shows. Why would they need new shows? It’s all about scandals:
If you’re not aware, Marc Sommer was probably pushed my FN to pull Robert Irvine from Dinner:Impossible because the Saint Petersburg Times dug up a bunch of dirt on him. Apparently, Irvine lied about some of his credentials. If that weren’t bad enough, it hit them in the wallet when HSN pulled some of their Irvine-endorsed merchandise. Irvine was also scheduled to perform at the FN SOBE food & wine festival, but withdrew from the event. Which sucks because I liked him – I thought he was a creative chef and the personality that he had was ass-kickingly delicious. There’s a whole bunch of other controversy over on Robert Irvine’s Wikipedia page, if you want to check it out.
NFNS Season 3’s JAG was also disqualified graciously withdrew from the competition after some dirt came up about him not actually serving in Afghanistan. Apparently, he was also never anything other than a private, even though he claimed having a corporal rank. Oh, yeah, and he also never completed culinary school like he claimed, either.
Seriously – I just dug this gem up, too. Apparently, FN’s own website was messed up and announced the winner of season 4 on 07/25/08. So, even their technical aspects have issues.
Categories : Food Network, Next Food Network Star
I don’t think her show even exists anymore, does it? Guy Fieri is still around and doing well, cashing in on his fame through new TGI Friday’s commercials and a couple of television shows. Good for him. Season 1? Steve and Dan, the winners, are in Chicago working in their restaurant.
