The well-deserving Season 8 winner of "The Next Food Network Star," Justin Warner has arrived to the culinary scene with confidence and rebellious style. We chatted with the Elvis-haired star after his win, and it sounds like he's tackling his next steps head on.
For starters, he's already thinking about his future show plans. Justin assured us that he'd be bringing the same spirit and point of view we saw and loved all season long.
"Every Food Network personality and every chef is really just trying to get people to love food by believing in it, by thinking this is fun, and by saying, 'Look, I'm not afraid to make mistakes. I'm here to make awesome things that makes people's heads and brains and minds jump around a little bit,'" says Warner.
"That's the kind of food I like people to make, because they make it, and there's thinking," he continues.
For starters, he's already thinking about his future show plans. Justin assured us that he'd be bringing the same spirit and point of view we saw and loved all season long.
"Every Food Network personality and every chef is really just trying to get people to love food by believing in it, by thinking this is fun, and by saying, 'Look, I'm not afraid to make mistakes. I'm here to make awesome things that makes people's heads and brains and minds jump around a little bit,'" says Warner.
"That's the kind of food I like people to make, because they make it, and there's thinking," he continues.
- 7/24/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
There's been a clear frontrunner throughout the eighth season of "The Next Food Network Star," which saw Alton Brown, Bobby Flay and Giada De Laurentiis each mentor a crop of chefs as they competed for their own Food Network show. Whippersnapper Justin Warner seemed to capture the competition from the very beginning, but did he manage to win America over for the title?
Yep, the 27-year-old from Brown's team beat out his fellow Team Alton member Martie Duncan, Team Giada's Yvan Lemoine and Team Bobby's Michele Ragussis to win Season 8 of "The Next Food Network Star."
Photos: Summer TV of 2012
The finale was more of a reunion special, with a few cute bits as the Brown, Flay, De Laurentiis and Food Network honchos Susie Fogelson and Bob Tuschman honored several contestants with superlatives -- Nikki Martin is the most competitive, while Malcolm Mitchell is the most cocky.
In the end,...
Yep, the 27-year-old from Brown's team beat out his fellow Team Alton member Martie Duncan, Team Giada's Yvan Lemoine and Team Bobby's Michele Ragussis to win Season 8 of "The Next Food Network Star."
Photos: Summer TV of 2012
The finale was more of a reunion special, with a few cute bits as the Brown, Flay, De Laurentiis and Food Network honchos Susie Fogelson and Bob Tuschman honored several contestants with superlatives -- Nikki Martin is the most competitive, while Malcolm Mitchell is the most cocky.
In the end,...
- 7/23/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Audience voting opens at 10 p.m. Et/7 p.m. Pt for "The Next Food Network Star" Sunday, July 15. The Food Network is giving viewers a chance to choose which finalist and mentor - Alton Brown, Giada De Laurentiis or Bobby Flay - gets the grand prize: their own show, which will be produced by their superstar mentor.
The voting closes Tuesday, July 17 at 5 p.m. Et/2 p.m. Pt, so vote early and often. The winner will be announced during the "Next Food Network Star" finale airing Sunday, July 22 at 9 p.m. Et/Pt. You can vote here at the "Food Network Star" official site.
The four finalists, as determined by Sunday night's episode, are Martie Duncan, Yvan Lemoine, Michele Ragussis and Justin Warner. Who will you be voting for?...
The voting closes Tuesday, July 17 at 5 p.m. Et/2 p.m. Pt, so vote early and often. The winner will be announced during the "Next Food Network Star" finale airing Sunday, July 22 at 9 p.m. Et/Pt. You can vote here at the "Food Network Star" official site.
The four finalists, as determined by Sunday night's episode, are Martie Duncan, Yvan Lemoine, Michele Ragussis and Justin Warner. Who will you be voting for?...
- 7/16/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
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