Food Network Star Recap: Pilot Light

Recaps

By MisRed | Wednesday, July 18, 2012 | 6:00 am | 20 Comments
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He only has one take left to get it right. OH NO!!! What on earth will happen?!?!!?

I am not convinced that they only get 3 takes.  I am guessing they can do a million practices, but can only record 3 times and even then, they probably edit the takes together.

Bob and Gigantor gather with the guest judges to review the promos and make a decision on which contestants will get the green light to produce a pilot.  Guest Judges are: The ACTUAL Anne Burrell, Melissa d’Arabian, Aaron Sanchez, Robert Irvine, Sunny Anderson and last year’s Food Network Star winner:  Jeff Mauro.   The judges will watch the promos and discuss.  The contestants will ALSO watch the promos, sitting at restraining-order-distance behind the judging panel.

Nikki’s promo is the first to be reviewed.  Of course, her third take is perfect, as are all of theirs, hence I am suspicious about the actual number of takes/edits they get.  Here are the comments from the judges: She knows her POV and “I really felt like the wanted us to believe it,” Good Stature, Presence and Intriguing.

Gangster is up next.  Although the Actual Anne Burrell didn’t seem to catch the resemblance.  Judges comments: Very Inviting, seems adventurous,  her body language “scared me,” she has what it takes.


DROP AND GIVE ME 50

The Judges Comments from Ippy were:  Intriguing, too sing-song-y, needs tweaks, liked his POV and seems to have genuine conviction.

Yvan, according to the judges: charming, passionate, sweet, had warmth, spoke from the heart, “I have no idea what he will cook but it will be family style.”

Vampoor was “obviously mentored by Alton, “I love him,” his like-ability scale is off the charts.  (No surprise there, Vampoor is the front runner.)


Attack of the 50 foot Vampire 

Lastly, Martie, the judges thought she was:  funny, memorable, does she have the chops to back up her promises?

Most of the contestants are freaked out to see their heads 12 feet tall.  It was a little creepy and I can’t say that the horrible green paint did ANYTHING for any of them.  Except make them seasick.

This elimination is the biggest in Food Network History… ha, I love the drama.  “This is going to be the most dramatic rose ceremony ever…”  The only thing they can do to really step up the drama is to just shoot the contestants as they exit.

All of Nikki’s blood, sweat and tears has lead up to this point… and all of her hard with with Bobby behind the dumpster BETTER pay off!!!  

Bobble thinks it’s going to be a tough night, mainly because her hair is not holding up in the humidity.


This is a hair don’t

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20 Comments

  1. 1
    ConfusedinCanada
    Posted July 18, 2012 at 6:44 am

    I honestly don’t think I would watch any of thier shows.

  2. 2
    featherhead
    Posted July 18, 2012 at 7:15 am

    I never watch any of their shows (although I might watch gangster’s cause I love seafood), I just like watching the competition. That whole thing with Susie going on and on with the tears, and it’s torture, bitch please you knew you were keeping both of Alton’s peeps!!

  3. 3
    Bioscotto
    Posted July 18, 2012 at 8:24 am

    I love the idea of Justin taking an episode of Good Eats every week and turning it on its head…it’s perfect!

    I think that Justin will win, and over time, I think he’ll be the next Food Network Star to actually make something of himself….

  4. 4
    jackie
    Posted July 18, 2012 at 8:36 am

    Really — Ivan made a dish with canned corn. Tacky.

  5. 5
    keebler elf
    Posted July 18, 2012 at 11:21 am

    i hope they don’t do the mentor thing next season

  6. 6
    chaosbutterfly
    Posted July 18, 2012 at 11:22 am

    I didn’t think it was tacky…he specifically mentioned that he made it with canned corn because that’s what his family was able to get from the food pantry. And since his POV is family-friendly meals on a budget, it fits right in. When you have a big family and not alot of money or time to cook for them, canned and frozen produce are definitely your friends.

    I just wish his food was a little more health conscious.

  7. 7
    SaraKate
    Posted July 18, 2012 at 11:27 am

    I LOVED Vampoor’s show! And I so would watch Ivan’s show…canned corn or not, I would completely make that dish.

  8. 8
    TalldrinkofH2O
    Posted July 18, 2012 at 11:38 am

    My LOL moment came when Gangsta tells the camera, “My FAVORITE food is clams.” Ha!! We didn’t need you to tell us THAT, Gangsta, it’s pretty obvious!

  9. 9
    ConfusedinCanada
    Posted July 18, 2012 at 11:48 am

    @featherhead

    ” I just like watching the competition. That whole thing with Susie going on and on with the tears, and it’s torture, bitch please you knew you were keeping both of Alton’s peeps!!”

    So bloody true Featherhead.

    @keebler elf

    “i hope they don’t do the mentor thing next season”

    I agree, I think the mentor thing ruined it.

  10. 10
    blueberryPancake
    Posted July 18, 2012 at 1:01 pm

    great recap! This show is a train wreck- yet I love it so

    Yvan really stepped it up- he is just so adorable I want to cover him in hot sauce! Budget friendly simple food I would watch
    Vampoor is such a mini Alton and I love alton so Vampoor skewing good eats would be one I’d watch- gelatinous caesar salad- yes please!

    I am not as into clams as gangsta and frankly a party at marties house kinda scares me – the boys got my votes.

  11. 11
    Ev
    Posted July 18, 2012 at 1:02 pm

    This is my first season watching. I would cook Yvan’s grossly unhealthy mac ‘n cheese because it’s easy and cheap, but I’d watch Justin’s show because it’s fascinating to watch his bizarro cooking. Now if Yvan cooks like that every week, he’d better watch his back when he’s around Paula Deen. From her reaction to Marti, she won’t allow any pretenders.

  12. 12
    Sel
    Posted July 18, 2012 at 1:12 pm

    I kinda liked the mentor thing this year. I did not like the way they tried to keep the numbers even.

  13. 13
    zerocool
    Posted July 18, 2012 at 3:54 pm

    I’m with Sel, they should’ve let it be a true competition and not keep even numbers the whole time. I was very sorry to see Ippy go, I would’ve loved his show.

    I voted 10 times for Justin, 5 for Michelle and none for the other two.

  14. 14
    Sel
    Posted July 19, 2012 at 3:23 am

    I couldn’t vote! For some reason, since I use my iPad, the Facebook thing was all convoluted… I don’t understand why I couldn’t just vote on the FoodNetwork site.

  15. 15
    MisRed MisRed
    Posted July 19, 2012 at 6:01 am

    @Sel- I think the voting closed on Tuesday evening- so that is probably why.

  16. 16
    mjhhawk
    Posted July 19, 2012 at 10:15 am

    Ippy got robbed. Clam loving Anne Burrell and Martie were not very good. I miss Rock n Roll guy and the made from scratch guy….

  17. 17
    LAC LAC
    Posted July 19, 2012 at 11:35 am

    I am sorry to see Ippy go – I had high hopes for him. Vampoor for the win!

    MsRed – Your screenshot of Meemaw Martie was hilarious – I think that guy on the shrimp boat threw himself at a gator. I don’t know if this is just me – but I never got the pickling recipe from her for the shrimp. We are not only going to have a chef, a caterer, and a bartender, but a tipsy party guest who traps you in the kitchen with endless stories about her neighbors – that is where that show is going.

    Yvan was a cutie on his promo. I don’t know about gangsta – how would her NE seafood POV work after a while?

  18. 18
    Chitarra
    Posted July 19, 2012 at 11:10 pm

    Nooo!! Not Ippy!! :-( I’m so disappointed they didn’t pick him. But of the remaining contestants, I thought Justin’s pilot was absolutely awesome… up to this point, I’ve never bothered to watch the shows of any of the Food Network Star winners because they’ve just just been some more boring cooking and talking, however I would definitely watch a show like Justin’s. I thought that was very creative of them. :-)

  19. 19
    Sel
    Posted July 21, 2012 at 12:14 am

    @MisRed I tried to vote within the window -just didn’t post here until later.

  20. 20
    Pixie
    Posted July 22, 2012 at 3:13 pm

    I’m so sad Ippy’s gone – I thought his idea of Italian-Hawaiian fusion was really fresh and interesting, and he was really sexy. What a shame. :(

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