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Spring is in the air! That means two things: Bobby Flay’s gotta start applying sunblock before leaving the house, and it’s time for the Food Network to reveal the cast of everyone’s favorite “probably-rigged-cooking-competition-show,” Next Food Network Star!
I, Jillian Madison, will be recapping the episodes every week when the show starts in June. We’ll bring you NFNS news as it becomes available, but for now, here’s your first look at the 12 people we’ll be cringing at all season!
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Aarti Sequeira, 31 (Los Angeles, Calif.) – A former producer for CNN, who eventually trained at The New School of Cooking in Los Angeles. She has an online cooking show called “Aarti Paarti.” You know, because it rhymes. She’s got an accent, her style of cooking is “modern Indian,” and judging by her video on Food Network’s site, she never leaves home without a GIGANTIC FLOWER in her hair. |
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Alexis Hernandez, 40 (Clarksville, Ind.) – A one time caterer and current part-time food writer, who was trained at Sullivan University’s National Center for Hospitality Studies. He owns a farm with his partner, Artie. The one food he can’t live without? RAMEN NOODLES. Something tells me he and Sandra Lee will get along juuuust fine. |
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Aria Kagan, 30 (Hollywood, Fla.) – a single mother and former instructor at Le Cordon Bleu. She trained at the Culinary Institute of America and currently owns a private chef company called DELISH (paging Rachael Ray!) Her dad recently died of cancer, and she has a really cute 1-year old son, which already makes me feel like she’s going to go far in competition based on her story alone (those Food Network producers are so predictable, aren’t they?) An actual quote from Aria’s video: “People are really drawn to me… and I love it.” We’ll see about that, Aria! |
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Brad Sorenson, 25 (Austin, Texas) – Graduated from the Culinary Institute of America and currently works at an Austin restaurant called ASTI Trattoria. He wears the SAME HAT ON HIS HEAD every single day, which he may – or may not – have stolen from my grandfather in 1982. |
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Brianna Jenkins, 30 (Atlanta, Ga.) – Graduated from the Ecole Supérieure de Cuisine Française in Paris, and currently owns her own catering company. In one scene during her Food Network video, she’s wearing green hooker heels and a pink leopard print shirt. In another, she’s running around the supermarket in a skimpy red dress that she must have spray-painted on her body earlier that day. Brianna’s also apparently fond of showing more cleavage than Giada. Finally, according to her bio, she “travels the world looking for culinary inspiration” in her free time. Wow. Must be nice. I go the movies in my free time. In short, she annoys me already. |
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Darrell “DAS” Smith, 28 (Los Angeles, Calif.) – Once worked at the Playboy mansion, but currently teaches a culinary program at Beverly Hills High School. Talks about “the rough streets” of Detroit a lot, so you can already see how he’s going to provide this season’s “rags-to-riches” story line. He seems like your typical cocky douchebag who’s used to getting everything he wants because he’s attractive. “I was the homecoming king, I was a jock,” he bragged. “I’ve always wanted the whole world to know Das.” Gag me with the biggest spoon possible. |
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Doreen Fang, 38 (Los Angeles, Calif.) – Graduated from the California Culinary Academy and currently co-owns a catering company (what is it with these chefs and their catering companies???) She’s one of those bloggers that we all want to smack, who takes her camera into restaurants and video tapes herself eating food. (Can’t anyone just sit and enjoy a meal anymore?!) Oh yeah. And she pole dances. Doreen, YOU SO CRAZY. |
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Dzintra Dzenis, 44 (Austin, Texas) – This woman’s name would earn a shitload of points in Scrabble. Look at all those Z’s! She graduated from Le Cordon Bleu in Paris with a Grand Diplome, so she clearly knows her stuff. Other than that, she seems a bit… boring. I couldn’t even sit through her entire bio video. Next! |
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Herb Mesa, 41 (Atlanta, Ga.) – He’s a “restaurant-trained chef” and (surprise!) a caterer/personal chef. He’s a former fat guy, who is now a personal trainer. What an original story! Here’s an actual quote from his video: “My name’s Herb, and I’m like an herb.” Wow. You don’t say. In-between unnecessary, impromptu sets of push-ups in his video, he said, “I’m kind of like cilantro. Either you like me or you don’t.” Um, yeah. Let’s just say I think already know where I stand. |
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Paul Young, 32 (Chicago, Ill.) – Paul graduated from Le Cordon Bleu, and used to be an improv comedian. He does impressions of people… but I can’t identify any of them, so I don’t see the point. He seems like a nice guy, but in his video, he comes across as low-key, unremarkable, and dull. Next! |
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Serena Palumbo, 31 (New York, N.Y.) – She’s currently a corporate attorney in New York, and according to her Food Network bio, she taught herself to “prepare food with unusual ingredients while growing up southern Italy.” Of course, her schtick is preparing “full-blown Italian” food from the heart. Watch out, Giada! There’s some competition on the block! |
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Tom Pizzica, 32 (San Francisco, Calif.) – Tom graduated from the California Culinary Academy in 2004. He recently moved back to California after a failed restaurant venture in Maryland. He sort of reminds me of Seth Rogan. Maybe it’s the hair. Maybe it’s the stoner vibe. I just wonder how many times a day people tell him his name sounds like PIZZA. |
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I actually don’t hate this cast. There’s some eye candy too.
Wow, I’ve already decided I hate them all. Can you point me in the direction of said eye candy? Well, for TNFNS I’d prefer someone that can actually COOK instead of just flash me cleavage and their wild guns…Now there’s a novel idea! Susie CreamCheese and Bob Doucheman really stick their recipe don’t they?!? It’s like the same Rogue’s Gallery of f*cktards as last season. And the season before. And….
Motzi, I wasn’t referring to the women. LOL! Darrell is cute, but his personality is 100% a turn-off. Now for Herb, I’d pork him. No hesitation.
:::chuckle:::
Yeah, but I guess I meant overall. Move along folks! Ain’t nuttin’ to see here!
::::sets up yellow police tape and orange cones
Take a look at Herb: http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/114/l_e85d04b3ea26f687cab7a7669c3d7300.jpg
I agree don’t hate the entire cast and there are some cute guys on here…well two guys Alexis and Herb. The rest blah….
Did anyone mention if they keep their bacon in the freezer, or if they are Korean?
Without actually reading any of the bios, I’m already rooting for Doreen.
Robert, that was freaking too funny.
What about Brianna?
Well, duh! We haven’t yet had the pleasure to view her face. But now we know who’s a back door man. ;^p
I embrace my sleaziness.
Would I eat anything prepared by someone who pole dances in her spare time? Hell no! She probably cooks with Vaseline.
My money is on Aarti, as Indian cuisine is missing from the FN repertoire. I’m guessing she’ll be the Debbie I’m Korean Lee of this season.
They’ve just added an Indian chick cooking Indian food on their new Food Channel. So that does not bode well for Aarti.
hasn’t FN learned their Nipa lesson???? guess not.
As a person with Indian heritage, I really wish Food Network would stop having idiotic, boring, talentless Indian people on this show. It’s freaking embarrassing!
Holy shit Brianna, those things droop more than Aunt Sandy’s.
Totally. You could lose a small dog down there.
LOL!! “Toto?! Toto, where ARE you?!”
Just from that photo, to me her face looks like a cross between Sunny and Claire…
Looks like Aunt Sandy on a bra-less vodka binge…
Georgia is truly a lovely state with some very classy, tasteful, sophisticated women. Why, oh why do they always find the trashiest hos to put on television shows?????>
Did you notice the uneven cleavage? Girls, you know what I mean…I hope. She needs a push-up bra to make her puppies actually look attractive.
They should rename the next Food Network Douche! Just the look on Aarti’s face is enough.
Read the bios. I want to like Serena so I hope she isn’t the biggest douche in the group (looks like we have several of those to chose from).
Cushie, why do I find myself scared shitless to actually meet you in person?
If Serena’s got the chops to challenge Giada, I hope sher has the boobs to back it up…
Brianna Slutwhore Jenkins ftw.
At least most of these contestants are either culinary trained or work as a professional chef. Maybe they’ll be able to pass the “just make us a bowl of rice without screwing it up” challenge.
So Toodd bridges wants to be on FN.
Dizintra and Aria look one and the same separated at birth? Aria looks a heck of a alot older than 30. Wonder how many time she’ll mention being a single mom. Lots of water works t be expected.
This is the best train wreck on TV.
Meant to say I love the ‘Featuring Giada…’ part. What she she to get credit for everything now? Wait yes she does. I’m surprised they let her on considering how badly she behaved a few years ago.
Does Brad Sorenson give anyone else the impression he really, really wants to be mistaken for Justin Timberlake?
Maybe. All I know is I have a strong urge to burn his hat and Aarti’s hair flower.
I’m not sure who Paul was impersonating, either. Homer Simpson? Eric Cartman? Seemed more like Hank Azaria.
I’m putting $50 down on Paul and Brad banging each other at some point.
Not going to bet against you. Tuschman and Fogelson will probably want in on the action.
This reminds me of the time there was porn on the FN website for a day or two…
% O
I’m choosing Aria to be the season’s crier..single Mom, cancer tragedy….she’s already got the look. Can see Susie dabbing away the tears now too.
There will be water works for sure.
I hate that. Every season….B O R I N G
Is it too early to trademark the phrase “I’m Dzintra-sted™”?
Cause this case is really Dzintra-sting as far a I can tell. Buncha rejects from that Beverly Hills Caterer show. If pressed to pick one to root for, I’ll go with my hometown boy Paul but really, none of them appeal as anything I’d want to watch on their own show.
“dzintra-sted”
Damn… that’s good!
That was the most excellent thing ever. Trademark it, you’ll probably need it. XD
C’mon. I can’t be the only one who things Brad Sorenson looks like Justin Timberlake (at least, in the picture above)? No?
Umm, pretty early to call, but my money’s on … we’ll all want Aria to win, but she’ll come in 2nd, and Herb will win, and it will give us months of things to whine, gripe and complain about.
Oh yeah. And part of his prize package is to be on the cover of Canduce’s magazine. Yay!
Ferd Berfle a few comments above agrees with your assessment of Brad Sorenson’s looks. But yeah, I see the resemblance from that photo.
Ah, Ferd! of course! Thx Mike. Evidently, I need to learn me how to read. ;-)
Someone mentions that upthread, Lana. Totally agree that he looks like Justin! ;^)
Or at least he WANTS to look like Justin T. Maybe his d–k is in a box, too. Maybe Alexis will find out. It’s like a soap opera at Next FN Star!
I’m bored already. It’s like they’ve recycled some of these from previous shows. Next!
I’m thinking Dorreen Fang for the win. She can get a great deal of milage out of her mother dying. She might possibly be considered cutish. She Asian. And despite now having two channels and lots of people calling for an Asian cooking show they still don’t have one. She will get annoying very fast. in short she’s a perfect fit.
Who pole dances in their spare time? Bitches and HOs! When did this become an acceptable pastime? All I can picture is some skanky chick running her twat down the pole in front of leering men.
In 2010, pole-dancing elevates your audition tape? Apparently she can ‘…bring home the bacon, fry it up in a pan, and never let you forget you’re a man…’
Apparently it *is* a good workout, but seriously you don’t mix that up with your profession. UGH.
From reading the bios, I already don’t care about any of them. However, I will predict two of them that will at least get through to the 2nd half of the competition:
1 Aria Kegen, because 1yr olds and dead dads make great stories and we all watch FOOD network for life stories over the food, right?
2 Serena Palumbo, because FN thinks that Italian food is the apex of the culinary world.
With a nod to Lana’s Justin Timberlake look-alike comment, Brad reminds me of Oliver….”please sir, I want some more”. “Please Sir (Flay/Touschman), I want some more (time).
I’m already irritated.
One thing I’m certain of – Bob Doofman & Suzie Floozyson or whatever her name is will end up awarding a television show to whoever I’m NOT rooting for.
True story!
Kill me now. Just kill me now. There are so many new faces popping up on FN already that I can’t keep track of. Like we need another dozen?!? Ugh. I’m shifting over to America’s Test Kitchen… but then… I have to deal with Bridget’s ugly dishwater colored teefers.
“…Bridget’s ugly dishwater colored teefers…”
LMFAO!
Claims of owning catering companies or being a personal chef usually means one thing: chronically unemployed.
In this recession, catering companies are in the dumpster. So yes, chronically unemployed is correct. This lineup looks like a real snoozer.
MTE.
Bingo.
I wonder how many people have nicknamed Aarti Sequeira “Aarti Farty.” I know I have.
Anybody can go to a culinary school, cooking school, restaurant school–what’s the addage? “When all else fails–Johnson and Wales!”
That said, these folks are nothing more than wanna-be celebrities. If they were THAT serious about their chef/cooking/catering/attorney/mommy abilities, they would be focusing on their real careers. Oh. Wait. These folks are just Cookin’ Kate Gosselins.
I didn’t think anyone could cook Kate Gosselins. I hear they’re tough and tasteless. OH SNAP! ;)
And toxic to boot.
Can’t you grind them up, like black people?
As Wanda Sykes said, “I can see why…we’re delicious!”
Cordon Bleu is French for rich house wife “I’m going to my lover’s house for the afternoon”. Cordon Bleu is English “we’ll take your money in the form of a student loan you’ll never be able to pay back”. CCA is short for “I’m a caterer that can’t get a job anywhere in this industry”. Except Food Network.
STOP THE MADNESS!!! For the love of God, just cut to the chase and pick one! Give him or her a show and be done with it! You know who’s going to “win” already! Spare us the dumb-ass challenges like, “You have five onions and a pound of rock salt — make twenty apple tarts using only those ingredients — you have ten minutes — time starts NOW!” Please, don’t shove Needy Bob and Dead-Eyed Susie in our faces with those interminable judgement and elimination ceremonies! STOP IT!!!!!!!
Dear Jon,
That’s one of the smartest things I’ve ever read.
Love,
Alex
Thank you.
Yes. I got so tired of each challenge last season having some ridiculous twist. Why must each cooking session have stoves that don’t work properly, or the judges taking away the contestants’ key ingredients, or giving them silly ingredients that don’t go together, or some other stressful conditions thrown at them?
Yes, we get it, TV chefs have to know how to roll with whatever happens when they’re on camera. But does EVERY challenge have to be something stressful for them? Couldn’t at least one of the sessions show them doing what they do best, with the ingredients they most love to cook with? Let them show their chops a little, let us see what they’re really good at.
THAT is a show I would watch. And therefore… is a show that will never be on FN.
Amen. If they *really* wanted to make this show compelling and *really* wanted to do right by their audience, they’d do this Idol style and make the whole thing via audience votes.
The first three seasons, they *did* use audience votes.
But that didn’t fall in with what they wanted to happen,
so it was dropped.
They only used them for the finale – I mean from start to finish. There is a big difference between choosing 1 of 10-12 and choosing 1 of 2.
re: Serena
which “unusual” ingredients are you referring to when you say you cooked with while growing up in southern Italy? Is she serious?
Tomatoes!
Brianna Jenkins is clearly taking the Lisa Garza role. A ‘professional chef’ who thinks very highly of themselves running around in dressed over the top in inappropriate cooking attire. Because it is all part of the ‘image’.
And like Lisa she says she can but apparently can’t speak french. She mistranslated the name of her own ‘catering’ company.
Brianna’s picture reminds me of the nickname for one of the Real Housewives of Orange County on TWOP: Jugs for Jesus.
Aarti looks like Nipa
Brad reminds me of Justin Timberflake
Paul Young-isn’t that an 80s singer?
Serena looks like Marcela
Tom reminds of those 2 Filthy Dudes catering(dirty and unkempt)
I wonder who will serve as this years “culinary elite” ?
Knowing they need to utilize FN contract players, I betcha the Baconator and Adam Gertler will become expert at something or the other. he he he.
Alright, so I actually took the time to read the FN bios (via Jillian’s links) and now I actually have definitive opinions on the ‘cheftestants.’
Aarti Sequeira – Okay so I sort of copped out on this one… I read as far as that her favorite FN personality was Paula Deen and just decided that was enough ridiculousness for me.
Alexis Hernandez – Something about a gay man having a woman’s name seems off to me. Also, he wants to be Alton Brown, but is far too boring.
Aria Kagan – Well, she references the Cinnamon Challenge, which is pretty awesome… but she has terrible taste in TV/movies. None of it matters though. 1yr old + dead Dad = Bob & Suzy lovefest.
Brad Sorenson – Stereotypical hipster foodie who looks like the love child of Justin Timberlake and Spike Mendelson. Also, he’s an idiot for thinking that a ‘century egg’ is actually a one-hundred year old egg (it’s in the “weirdest thing you’ve eaten” section).
Brianna Jenkins – Seems more interested in being Real Housewifes of Atlanta than TNFNS based on her bio & appearance.
Darrell Smith – Bob & Suzy are going to be in love with him, definitely. They’ll say condensing and mildy racist things like “you’re so full of soul.”
Doreen Fang – The next Debbie Lee… and I don’t mean that because she’s asian. I think Doreen is going to be the same type of hyper-serious, win-by-any-means competitor.
Dzintra Dzenis – Still don’t have much opinion on her, but I predict she’s going to make a habit of attempt overly ambitious dishes that Bob & Suzy aren’t going to like, since they think American home cooks are too stupid for anything with more than 4 steps.
Herb Mesa – Is clearly an idiot… I mean, he actually lists ‘Rock of Love’ as a favorite show… And that’s not even the worst part of his FN bio.
Paul Young – He’s going to be nice, and engaging when he’s ‘on,’ but he’ll be boring overall.
Serena Palumbo – Omg I think I actually legitimately like somebody on TNFNS… Although considering her answers, I wonder how she manages to have enough time for all of her interests.
Tom Pizzica – Everything about this guy screams self-important douchebag. He’s got the goofy guy look, but I’m pretty sure he thinks he’s the Messiah.
I’m going for Tom, I’ve already decided. Not because he sounds interesting or because I think he’ll win, but because he looks like a 70′s porn star.
Oh, so that’s what he reminded me of. Thanks Jess!
Aaaaaand apparently Brianna can’t count.
Three people, alive or dead, whom you’d like to invite to a dinner party, and what culinary delights would you prepare for your guests? Oprah, my grandmother, Julia Childs and Wendy Williams.
That would be four, dear. Definitely not counting on this one to win.
Once she gets desperate, she may claim Oprah or Julia Child is her grandmother. Apparently she misspelled the last name of one of her culinary inspirations; at least I think she considers Julia Child one of her culinary inspirations. Unless there is a Julia “Childs” that she can claim is her grandmother… Hmm. It’s like a mindgame.
It’s a good thing she put Julia Childs. There is no way anyone would believe Julia CHILD was her grandmother. Oprah, maybe. If that’s the case, she can always go have a show on Oprah’s new network and we’ll never have to see her on FN.
You know what? I actually take back what I said about her winning. She’ll probably win because she can’t count. I don’t think Guy Ferry or Aaron McCargo can count either, so they’ll have that in common.
Wendy Williams ?!?!?!?
Hmmm…wonder if Giada is sweating it? Sounds like there’s a couple of gals trying to hone in on her territory…Tits and Italian.
HEY!! I think I might have come up with a new FN show!! :)
‘Titalian’? ;)
I feel like I’m looking at, for the most part, a line up of drug addicts and hookers. This is what the food network has come to?
If it hadn’t been for TNFNS last summer, I might never have discovered FNH. I was searching for blogs/message boards where people were discussing the show and came upon this site by accident. I’ve been reading/posting here ever since and look forward to Jillian’s weekly commentary. This is gonna be fun!
Same situation here, CherryRose. TNFNS is what brought me to this webite. Perhaps we’ll see an influx of new regulars here once the new season kicks into gear.
Haha! Out of sheer boredom one day last year, I searched for “sick of Gina & Pat Neely” and this site came up. :)
Haha! Out of sheer boredom one day last year, I searched for “sick of Gina & Pat Neely” and this site came up. I check in at least once a day for a few good laughs now. :)
Is Brianna wearing a cock and balls necklace?
Okay…totally have to go check that out…
Based on this, I’m pulling for Brad Sorenson. Most of them were either boring or fake-seeming. I’d like a young, attractive, non-douche man to have a show.
Yes, I’m aware he’s not exactly gold. But the other men were worse, IMO.
Brad Sorenson is 25. I have bad news for him. Soon, Susie Fogelson will be putting him down for his youth and inexperience on each and every episode. This despite the fact that THEY CHOSE HIM FOR THE SHOW!!!!
The ink on his CIA diploma isn’t dry and he’s presuming to teach America how to cook? What am I saying, this is the network of RayRay and Aunt Sandy!
I read their bios, courtesy of Jillian’s links, and as far as personality goes, I like Paul Young the best for one reason: He lists one of his favorite books as “Lamb, the Gospel According to Jesus Christ’s Childhood Friend Biff” and one of his favorite shows as “Family Guy”. Anybody who has the same snarky sarcastic sense of humor that I do, I can get behind. Of course that doesn’t say anything about his cooking skills.
Doreen, I don’t have any time for. She lists her favorite FN chef as Guy Fieri. She might be the best chef of the bunch, but I just know she and I will never be friends.
ok – understand that the pickings are slim with this season……..& i am as critical of FN as anyone….but when are the critical ones on here going to get the balls to compete to be on season 7? hate to be the voice of reason – but everyone has flaw – you look at yourself lately?
Well, I do not consider myself one of the critical ones. But… These contestants think they have what it takes (or at least they want to be on TV for a while to gain publicity), whereas the people on the forum are self-aware and do not believe they could do any better than these contestants.
Given that FN places such emphasis on personality, which I would take to include the person’s appearance, voice, stories, and overall presence, mocking what they write in their bios as well as their personality during interviews seems pretty fair game to me. That said, comments where terms like cunt, whore, etc. are thrown around do make me queasy.
And how many of you know the contestants? You all have a lot of judgments based on a written bio and a 2 minute video. Shame on you all. Give these guys a fair shot. Some may indeed not be cut out to have their own cooking show and some may. If it were you, none of you would want to be judged from the little information that is available online right now. Think about it.
Aaaaaand, here come the Next food Network Star season 6 contestants, posting on FNH with fake names. Welcome!
I apologize in advance for inadvertently angering them with my reasoning.
Seriously dear, why even bother writing that? Do you honestly think anyone will do what you say?
Then why post the bios and videos?
Judgment is FUN.
I was wondering the samething (contestant or FN flunky posting) about Texas above.
Never mind us! We’re just a bunch of losers sitting around in our bathrobes taking cheap shots at anyone or anything.
I just wish the FOOD NETWORK would give these “contestants” a chance. But that’s not the case. All but one of them are just cannon fodder, lambs to be lead to the slaughter during the false drama of Judgement and Elimination at the hands of Needy Bob and Dead-Eyed Susie. Ten to one, they’ll repeat the same bullshit challenges and give out the same criticisms we’ve heard before.
Honey, you might wanna look at the top of your browser window at the URL:
foodnetworkHUMOR
not FoodnetworkFANS
Meh
I truly despise the growing plague of challenge/competition shows. Why can’t they have shows with real chefs cooking real dishes? All of this garbage is like that stupid project runway show my ex used to watch but in the kitchen with a similar herd of weirdos, losers, and psychotics. Instead of making clothes no normal person would ever wear these morons cook stuff up no person in their right mind would dare eat.
“Why can’t they have shows with real chefs cooking real dishes?”…You’re not familiar with FN?
Well I like Serena and Aarti, but they’ll probably be the first two to go. Serena looks a lot like Rachel Ray, don’t you think? You know, back when Rachel had a natural face.
But honestly Brianna will win. She’s all tits and attitude, just what FN wants.
After FN pushed Melissa on us last summer, I’m not even going to bother watching NFNS this season. Wake me when it’s over.
I think that is probably the wisest course, given that
it’s certain to be all manufactured drama + a preordained
winner.
Alexis does “extremely private” parties for guests and travels around a lot and I was one of the guests invited to a party where he cooked, three years ago in Atlanta. He has some sort of Camp Creek Farm in Indiana The guy who threw one of these “extremely private” parties said Chef Alexis was offended by an offhanded racist/black comment by one of the guests. When Alexis confronted the guest and the guest refused to apologize, Alexis refused to allow him to be served any more of his food. The host of the party told Alexis he could not do that and Alexis threw out all the remaining food that was in the kitchen and ripped the check for Alexis payment for his work and literally left and would not return any phone calls to the host and then changed his number. So be prepared for some overly dramatic queeny nonsense from this ‘girl’!
Well, if that is the case, he likely has a reputation going on. Thus explaining why he can’t live without ramen noodles, saltine crackers with ham, and canned ravioli, since they are all he can afford for long periods of time. It all makes sense now.
That certainly explains why it says he’s a ‘one time’ caterer.
Boooorrrinnnnggg!
Why do they all look boring? And old?
Oh, and they all look similar. Crap.
I was hoping for some eye candy, preferably one in their late 20′s. Not 30, 40 year olds. Sad.
I was gonna try to say something witty about each of ‘em, but Herb’s eloquent comparison of himself to cilantro – “either you like me or you don’t” – is gnawing at my brain like a termite on crack. So…that’s the only thing about cilantro, eh? Either you like it or you don’t? I mean, couldn’t the same thing then be said about cream cheese? Or snow? Or anal sex?
Thanks for that illumination now when people go skiing or eat cilantro they’re getting the visual of Herb having anal sex.
I cannot even believe that you chose “ramen noodles” as the bad part of Alexis’s bio. How about the “Chef Boyardee Ravioli”. At least he uses his own broths for the noodles…but ravioli out of a can? VOMIT
Hey, I didn’t see anybody claiming to be Korean. How can we get by without a Korean? I mean, a REAL Korean, like Debbie was.
I cannot even believe that you chose “ramen noodles” as the bad part of Alexis’s bio. How about the “Chef Boyardee Ravioli”. At least he uses his own broths for the noodles…but ravioli out of a can? VOMIT
Baldy McBlackguy ain’t gonna win, that territory’s taken
Eye-talian also off the table (OFT? a new Guy-ism!)
Indian…good luck with that. With an accent to boot…
BradSpike “I’m a character becoz I wear a stylin funky hat”…not a chance. I’m betting on him to be really annoying
Stonerhair, maybe…who does munchies on FN?
This is more like NFND, as in D for Douchenozzle
Why, WHY can’t they admit they screwed up last year and give Jeffrey a show and can Melissa? Then give up this foolishness of a charade.
Ugggh. Jeffrey with a show? Are you kidding? LOL! And I predict Melissa will fade into oblivion like the Hardy boys.
*looks at Herb Mesa…*
Dude, it’s WWE’s Santino Marella!! Yay! I knew they were creating a sitcom for him, but a cooking show? Awesome!
You know who else cannot live without ramen noodles? David Fucking Chang, of the widely respected Momofuku empire. Yeah.
Serena’s voice seems better suited for cartoons. High pitched and fast paced.