The Next Food Network Star News

The Next Food Network Star News

Food Network renews 'The Next Food Network Star', begins casting
September 11, 2007
The Food Network announced it has ordered a fourth season of The Next Food Network Star -- and for the first time, will hold open casting calls to find amateur or professional chefs looking to compete for the chance at their own Food Network television show.
'The Next Food Network Star 3' sets Food Network ratings records
July 25, 2007
The Next Food Network Star's third-season finale broadcast on Sunday night was the highest-rated, most-watched telecast in Food Network history.
Amy Finley crowned 'The Next Food Network Star' third-season champ
July 23, 2007
Amy Finley, a 33-year-old mom, freelance writer and caterer from San Diego, CA, was revealed to be The Next Food Network Star's third-season winner during last night's live finale of the Food Network reality competition series.
Josh 'Jag' Garcia withdraws from 'The Next Food Network Star 3'
July 16, 2007
When The Next Food Network Star's third season finished production earlier this year, Josh "Jag" Garcia was still one of two finalists in the running to be crowned the competition's winner. However once allegations that he fibbed about his military background and education emerged following the show's June premiere, Garcia -- presumably realizing that his lies had likely already cost him any chance of winning the home viewer vote that will determine the competition's winner -- decided to withdraw from the culinary competition.
Report: 'Next Food Network Star' finalist lied about military, schooling
July 9, 2007
Food Network billed Josh "JAG" Garcia as a Marine Corps "grunt-turned-cook" when he was revealed as one of the 11 finalists on The Next Food Network Star's currently airing third season, a resume that would presumably mean the 25-year-old chef de cuisine from Havelock, NC was well-equipped to win the competition. However, according to a military newspaper, there are some significant embellishments in his story.
'The Next Food Network Star 3' reveals cast, series to debut June 3
January 25, 2007
The Food Network has announced that it has begun production on the third season of The Next Food Network Star, a reality competition in which 11 contestants will compete for the chance at their own six-episode Food Network television show. The series will premiere on Sunday, June 3 at 9PM ET/PT.
Dan Smith and Steve McDonagh win 'The Next Food Network Star'
June 28, 2005
The owners of Chicago's The Hearty Boys Caterers are the winners of the Food Network's "The Next Food Network Star."