The Next Food Network Star-Episode 1: Meet the Finalists!

My summer began today with the premier episode of The Next Food Network Star, season 4. What a group we have! They were ushered into a sterile reception room one by one.
This is where we got the great sound bytes from each one that will give us a glimpse into their personalities and catch phrases for there perspective shows if they are chosen as the Next Food Network Star.

We start with Kelsey, a cute little blond from Utah who dubs herself, “a mini Martha Stewart.” Why Kelsey, are you a bitch on wheels who makes her staff only speak when spoken to?

Then comes Kevin from San Diego who goes on and on about "bringing romance back to the kitchen." I wasn’t aware that it ever went away.

Next up is the adorable 19 year old Shane from El Segundo, CA. Apparently, Shane was a Nickelodeon child star and then became the youngest person to graduate from the Culinary Institute of America (CIA). He is also a big cry baby.

Next is Jennifer from Rhode Island who wouldn’t shut up about her kid. We get it, you’re a mom.

Cory, a stand up comic from New York is next. I had high hopes for Cory at the beginning, but she turned out to be a big dud.

Jeffrey from White Plains and Adam from Phillie come in next. They both have great potential I think (Adam more than Jeffrey). It should be interesting to see them progress.

And now we come to Lisa from Dallas. Lisa thinks she is Posh Spice and her big thing is “fine dining.” The problem with that is she is from Dallas and I can’t imagine any sort of quality “fine dining” coming out of Dallas and Posh Spice wouldn’t be caught dead there. I hate Lisa.

Finally we have Aaron from New Jersey and Mipa from Minnesota. Aaron is another one with a lot of potential and the panel and guest judges really liked his food. He especially impressed Iron Chef’s Morimoto and Flay which is a huge big deal.

Mipa is an arrogant bitch and I hate her but not as much as I hate Lisa.

They were all paired up for their first cooking challenge. They were given 30 minutes to cook 3 dishes for a panel of food network stars that included Melon Head De Laurentiis and the Food Network anti-Christ, Sandra Lee. Shane cried at panel which I think might be a common thing this season. Lisa and Mipa both looked like they thought they knew more about food than the judges and Cory went home.

The show was going great until the commercial for that OSF's show came on and I was forced to watch him ram a sandwich into his fat ugly orange face.

Never the less, we are off to a fine start and the drama will unfold weekly I am sure! Until next week!