Next Food Network Star: Brett Goes Home
This week on “The Next Food Network Star,” the first challenge was to bring food to life. Whoever could do that would get a feature in Esquire magazine. Of course, they had to use things the typical reader of Esquire would have in their pantry. They also not only had to create the dish, but then had one minute to present it to the camera. Some were not long enough, like poor Michael who was 20 seconds short then just fell flat. Some like Katie just rambled. Eddie ended up winning.
For his win, he got to dole out the assignments for the next challenge – cook for a holiday celebration. The winner of this challenge would get a feature in Good Housekeeping. Eddie picked Valentine’s Day for himself, which was almost a disaster. He told the judges way too much info about the setting in which he first cooked this meal for his girlfriend. Plus, the roses killed the flavor. Michael nailed Halloween – they like that he knows who he is. Debbie also nailed Mardi Gras, she was in the top three. Katie seemed like Earth Day would be great to her, but in trying to make healthy food sound appetizing, she just made it sound dull. Melissa got Mother’s Day and although she needed help from Teddy and Brett to plate, she was named in the top 3 as well.
Teddy got Labor Day – honestly, what do you cook for Labor Day? It was as bad as Jeffrey’s holiday (Ground Hog Day) or Brett (April Fool’s Day). Jamika got New Year’s and took a risk in only cooking greens and cornbread, but she nailed it and won the competition.
Brett threw Melissa under the table before the judges when he said cooks needed to “be able to make their dishes” and said that his and Teddy’s help was what saved her. I wonder if that was partially what not only landed him in the bottom 3 along with Eddie and Katie, but also might have been what eventually sent him home.
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June 16th, 2009 at 6:58 pm
I just don’t see any of these people yet as true Food Network stars, with the exception of maybe Michael or Debbie. I just didn’t find these people fascinating and couldn’t imagine sitting down on the couch and watching them for a half hour, or heaven forbid, an hour.