Next Food Network Star...

Spoilers will follow....


Tonight was the finale where they picked the winner. Lisa, Adam and Aaron were the finalists. I think all three have the talent to do a show. They all did a good job in the final challenge and in my opinion it came down to what the judges and network were looking for in their next food network personality. I was surprised by who the winner was. For overall food knowledge and personality I think Lisa was the best. I really thought she was going to win. Adam did a really good job in his pilot, but I wonder if he has the range of cooking to do a show week after week. Aaron is a likable guy who makes good food. So who won? Aaron. And he starts his new job tomorrow with the first episode airing in a week.

The wife was not happy about who won and is not sure if she wants to watch his new show. I plan on trying it. As I said he is a likable guy and I want to see what he can do. He always made good food during the course of the competition, but needed to work on his on air personality. I think the last two weeks he showed he can do that. As a guy I think I will be able to relate better to him than the Lisa. Her food just did not jump out at me as something I wanted to make. I wonder if that had anything to do with the judges decision. Also, she reminded me a bit in her point of view of last season's winner Amy Finley whose show was the Gourmet Next Door. That show lasted a total of only 6 episodes.

One thing more about the finale. It bothered me that no one tasted the contestant's food in this episode except the chef's themselves. So the whole judging was based on just how they appeared on camera and the appearance that they knew what they were doing. Yes, that is what happens on most of the cooking shows. But the whole season how the food tasted was a big part of who made the finals. I just wish that could have been at least a small part of the final judging.

Because we all have to eat...

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That's why I am hooked on cooking shows. At least that is the reason I am giving. My latest obsession is the the Next Iron Chef on the Food Network. In the past I always made fun of people who watched reality tv. Really who would want to watch Dancing with a Monkey, American Idolatry or Beauty and the Amazing Race to Temptation Island? Those shows all blend together and have no real world significance for me. Cooking on the other hand does. We all have to eat. And unless you are a child we all cook. For those of you adults who let your spouse/partner do all the cooking get off your ass and into the kitchen and make something! Anyway, I like to cook and I love to eat so I fit in perfectly here. Next Iron Chef, Top Chef, Iron Chef America, I love them all. I even am hooked on cooking shows in general. My dirty little secret is out. Just don't expect me to cook for you unless you are a fan of the genre...