The Next Food Network Star

I really do not watch a lot of television. There are just a handful of shows that I try to make it a point to watch.

One of which is ‘The Next Food Network Star’ on Sunday evenings at 9:00 pm.

It has only been on for two episodes this season, but I already know who should win and who should have really gone home the first week.

Jamika should go ahead and be declared the winner! I love her attitude, she looks good on camera, she handles herself well, and she is a team player.

Debbie should have gone home the first week after her leadership fiasco! Maybe Jen’s green beans were not the best and Eddie’s BLAST Bowl was a disappointment, but seriously? Unless they are leaving major footage on the edit room floor, Debbie really screwed up. She may have a good personality and make a tasty spicy mayo, but to lie by omission? Really judges? And to the editing and production team – first impressions are lasting impressions – so it will take a lot for me to change my opinion of her. IF it was truly editing which painted her like that, and I seriously doubt it, not a good call for someone the judges obviously thing is great.
Now, I don’t know if the judges get to see any of the footage prior to making their decision, but they really should. Debbie threw her whole team under the bus on that one and is still somehow a darling of the judges. She needs to go home and go home now.

Back to Jamika. I am hoping that she doesn’t stay the same but continues to improve on her already strong foundation. She won the second challenge of the day and gets her own spread in Good Housekeeping. I need to go out and get a copy of that.

Plus, she is a southern gal and what more do you need?

I am so hooked on this show now. J makes fun of me for how involved I get.