In a closely fought finale, Aaron McCargo was named as The Next Food Network Star. The three finalists each got to produce a demo of their dream cooking show and they all did really well. Lisa Garza cooked a fabulous meal and sounded great on camera. In fact, we really thought she was the winner. Adam had a great name for the show -- "Hungry in Philadelphia" -- and he nailed his audition. He interacted with a food network viewer and cured her of the Roast Chicken Blues. But Aaron won the day with "Big Daddy's Kitchen" and his steak and plantains, which looked quite tasty.
We think that Aaron will do a good job: he can cook and he's really likable. We'll be tuning into his first episode to see how he does. We are sad to see Lisa go, though. We really like her and her cooking looks amazing.
They must be pretty happy at the Food Network: last year's winner turned out to be a disaster. But this year, they had an embarrassment of riches. They probably should have given all three of them a show, then picked whoever had the highest ratings.
In a closely fought finale, Aaron McCargo was named as The Next Food Network Star. The three finalists each got to produce a demo of their dream cooking show and they all did really well. Lisa Garza cooked a fabulous meal and sounded great on camera. In fact, we really thought she was the winner. Adam had a great name for the show -- "Hungry in Philadelphia" -- and he nailed his audition. He interacted with a food network viewer and cured her of the Roast Chicken Blues. But Aaron won the day with "Big Daddy's Kitchen" and his steak and plantains, which looked quite tasty.
