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Sunday, June 13, 2010

Blogging The Next Food Network Star--Episode 1

Hey guys! While they're airing it, I'll be blogging The Next Food Network Star and posting once a week on it. Feel free to watch with me (or not) (Ed note: This post is late because I ran into some issues). This is episode 1, where we first meet the Finalists.

So, Doreen Fong is first. She's Asian, and learned to cook because she didn't like her momma's food. She seems nice; I like her.

Next is Aarti Sequeira. She has a British accent, and grew up in India. She says shes nervous about serving home-cooked meals to "someone like Bobby Flay". She seems really cute; I like her :D

The next guy is--whoa he just came on and the first thing he said is "I already know I'm gonna win this". Ex-ca-yuze ME! And how would you know, pray tell? I don't like this Paul Young. He's irritating and cocky. Yada yada he went to some fancy schools, and blah blah i don't care.

Herb Mesa's next. He says his show would be about food and fitness (thumbs down). He's a stay-at-home dad. And has a cool hat. I guess I like him. He seems really energetic and enthusiastic. A little wierd, but a good kind of wierd.

Ugh. I don't like this next girl. She's all like "I'm sassy, I can be a diva...". Well answer this question: WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH FOOD?! I can tell you that Brianna won't be my favorite finalist.

The next guy looks like that dude who played "Mantis" in "Kung-Fu Panda". Seth-something (Regan? Ronald? Ragan?) Tom Pizzica seems cool, go-with-the-flow, easy-going, and just nice in general.

Eww...kay then. Weird reaction-thingeh i just had. I heard a woman's voice and then saw a dude. I'm gonna take a wild guess and say that he's what I like to refer to as "confused". Nuf said. Anyway, Alexis (yeah) seems like he probably knows how to cook. Unlike Brianna.

DZintura (?) is a little strange, but a cool kinda strange. Like--I'm not gonna bother trying to describe it. I like her.

Brad started his own restraurant when he was 22. Propz! I like him. He definitely knows how to cook. YAY!

The first thing that Serena says is "I have no culinary education". Uh, not the best opening line for a food reality show. But she covers nicely when she follows with "but I have very strong women in my family to taught me how to cook just about everything". She has a really cute accent.

Das says he would make a show for guys who can't cook. AMEN I VOTE FOR DAS! I mean, uh, well, that's nice. :D But he seems a little cocky--I don't know if I officially like him yet.

Aria is next. I LOVE HER! She is so nice and cognizent and just...cute. And she has a 3-year-old son!

The First Challenge (Mini-Challenge)

The Cooking Session

So, the first challenge is to "Put yourself on a plate". You know, "if you were food, what would you be?" After the finalists quit marveling at the new kitchen and at Giada (I hate Giada) and Bobby Flay (I like his cooking but he's a little annoying on TV), and Susie Fogelson they begin the challenge. Oh, and there was Bob Tuschman too. He looks like the kind of guy who would be found in the Capitol building--middle-aged, average-looking white guy.

The finalists have 45 minutes to use chicken and potatoes to make a dish that describes them. Pretty basic ingredients, so I expect good things from these people (except maybe Brianna).

Brad put on a hat. He's awesome. Herb is looking very energetic. He really wants to make something "fun and exciting". That's good. Tom (who will now be reffered to as Seth) was going to make Gnocchi (i think that's a stuffed Italian pasta), but he didn't have enough time so he made a hash brown instead. Nice recovery. Basically, nothing noteworthy happens during the cooking session other than that Dzintura utters some corny phrases like "Yummy, yummy in my little tummy!"

The Judging Session

The finalists have 30 seconds to tell the judges and the camera why their dish represents them.

Aria comes first. When she first comes out shes all like "and the selection commitee is right there just sitting there watching". I'm thinking like "uh, DUH!" But she regained my respect during the camera 30-seconds. She's bright, cute, engaging, and perfect. Also, her dish was good.

Doreen was next. She totally failed. Several word mess-ups and stuttering. Then, the cameraman tells her to stretch because she still has, like, 10 seconds left. And she says "...um, and I just love butter--*timer beeps*". It sounded terrible. I actually flinched. The judges felt that the dish didn't even represent her.

Next up: Herb. His dish looks like a quesedilla with its guts spilled out. He made a cute comment: "and I put cilantro on it because I'm like cilantro; either you like me or you don't". Well, that was decent. Susie Fo like him a lot. So did the rest of the Selection Committe (SC).

Seth gives a false start for the camera, asks to start over, and doesn't get to start over. He was at a loss for words, so he was very low-key. I agree with the judges when they said that he looked like he didn't even wanna be there. His dish was just okay.

Dzint kept rambling on trying to find something meaningful to say. And then can't find her way off the set. But her dish was really good.

Serena was shaking as she approached the set. She stuttered, talked really fast, and was really nervous; but she had good food.

Das' chicken was raw, and his camera presentation was painful to watch. ouch.

Aarti's chicken was raw too, but she sold her dish to the camera nicely (i just had a vision of a money-toting camera). She was confident, sweet, and funny. "My mantra is "I don't care what your momma said, play with your food". " It made sense for her to say that because she did an Indian spin on a classic roasted chicken.

Paul was really boring. That's it about him. (oh, yeah his dish sucked)

Brianna had a stupid name (sticky-chicky in a little piggy?) and kinda failed at the end.

Brad got nervous in front of the camera. I felt that he was a little stiff.

Alexis was really monotonous. I don't remember a word he said. Giada thought he was timid and wanted to give him a hug.

The Verdict:

Das got reprimanded cus he sucked, and Seth was told to be more enthusiastic.

Herb won. He was good, but I like Aarti's camera time better. Aria was second place. She was really good, and I liked her better than Herb. But, it was probably Herb's food that let him win over her.

The Second Challenge (Star Challenge)

Cooking Session

The finalists have to shoot their first promo for their would-be show, and this is the first part of a two-part challenge. Andy Fickman is going to coach them, help them write a script and blah blah blah.

I'm not even going to bother listing their promos. They almost all sucked. And looked really stupid. I'm disappointed in the Food Network. The only one who did any good was Aria. I REALLY LIKE HER! And Aarti was alright. But everyone else really stunk.

The second part entailed the finalists cooking for Wolfgang Puck (except they didn't know it was him). They had to pick teams, and assign courses. I really hated this section of TNFNS (pronounced "tunfuns"). It was so boring. Nothing interesting happened.

That is, until Dzint got an inflamed tear duct! YES! Some action, finally! I mean, uh, I feel really bad for Dzint. She went to the hopistal. She had to make the dessert. Dessert is important. Oh, and Brianna totally dissed Dzint cus she went to the hospital; not like she had a choice! I mentally called her a not-nice word. And smiled. Seth was being (not-nice word) too, even though he made Dzint's dessert, a complicated lemon dessert.

The Judging Session

Aria ROCKED. Paul phailed. Brianna phailed. Aarti ROCKED. Seth did pretty good. Dzint's lemon savignon sucked (and she said "it's like putting your egg into somone else's womb"...awkward) but it's okay cus she didn't really make it. Herb did push-ups (literally). Wolfgang hated Doreen's promo and her dish. Das tried too hard to be "a cool guy". Brad ROCKED (even though he didn't realize it). Serena did pretty good. Alexis phay-YULD major (Wolfgang said that his wife would divorce him if he made such horrible food).

Evaluation (where they're in the imposing looking room)

Are you bored yet? I am. *sigh*

Grey Team (they won):

Dzint: Seth and Brianna were being (not-nice word) towards her. She needs to be more natural.

Aria: Shes perfect.

Brianna: She sucks (IMHO).

Paul (I-already-know-I'm-gonna-win-this-Paul): HORRIBLE.

Seth (Tom): Needs to be a little more serious

Aarti: Was scared that Bobby was gonna hate her food, but he really likes it.

Black Team (they lost):

Herb: Did alright, but needs to be more natural in front of the camera.

Doreen: Needs to get rid of the whipped-dog attitude

Serena: Fake

Alexis: Needs to work on his cooking and camera skills

Brad: ROCKS! (but needs to work on his camera skillz)

Das: Too fake. Me and the judges hate the "too cool for school" personality.

Elimination!

The judges were all dramatic while elimination someone. Like "Alexis, Doreen, only one of you can move on". Like, uh, THEY KNOW! And how they say "We're sorry" when they leave. If you're sorry, why'd you eliminate them? Anyway, Alexis was eliminated. YES! I agree with this decision because Alexis is my least favorite and he can't cook anyway.

My Final Thoughts

Well, I think that Tunfuns used to be more interesting. The "stars" are so one-dimensional and wannabe-ish that I am annoyed and disappointed. Maybe it'll get better as more episodes come out, but this was a pretty bad season premiere. It was way too over-advertised as well.

Sunday, June 13, 2010

Blogging The Next Food Network Star--Episode 1

Hey guys! While they're airing it, I'll be blogging The Next Food Network Star and posting once a week on it. Feel free to watch with me (or not) (Ed note: This post is late because I ran into some issues). This is episode 1, where we first meet the Finalists.

So, Doreen Fong is first. She's Asian, and learned to cook because she didn't like her momma's food. She seems nice; I like her.

Next is Aarti Sequeira. She has a British accent, and grew up in India. She says shes nervous about serving home-cooked meals to "someone like Bobby Flay". She seems really cute; I like her :D

The next guy is--whoa he just came on and the first thing he said is "I already know I'm gonna win this". Ex-ca-yuze ME! And how would you know, pray tell? I don't like this Paul Young. He's irritating and cocky. Yada yada he went to some fancy schools, and blah blah i don't care.

Herb Mesa's next. He says his show would be about food and fitness (thumbs down). He's a stay-at-home dad. And has a cool hat. I guess I like him. He seems really energetic and enthusiastic. A little wierd, but a good kind of wierd.

Ugh. I don't like this next girl. She's all like "I'm sassy, I can be a diva...". Well answer this question: WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH FOOD?! I can tell you that Brianna won't be my favorite finalist.

The next guy looks like that dude who played "Mantis" in "Kung-Fu Panda". Seth-something (Regan? Ronald? Ragan?) Tom Pizzica seems cool, go-with-the-flow, easy-going, and just nice in general.

Eww...kay then. Weird reaction-thingeh i just had. I heard a woman's voice and then saw a dude. I'm gonna take a wild guess and say that he's what I like to refer to as "confused". Nuf said. Anyway, Alexis (yeah) seems like he probably knows how to cook. Unlike Brianna.

DZintura (?) is a little strange, but a cool kinda strange. Like--I'm not gonna bother trying to describe it. I like her.

Brad started his own restraurant when he was 22. Propz! I like him. He definitely knows how to cook. YAY!

The first thing that Serena says is "I have no culinary education". Uh, not the best opening line for a food reality show. But she covers nicely when she follows with "but I have very strong women in my family to taught me how to cook just about everything". She has a really cute accent.

Das says he would make a show for guys who can't cook. AMEN I VOTE FOR DAS! I mean, uh, well, that's nice. :D But he seems a little cocky--I don't know if I officially like him yet.

Aria is next. I LOVE HER! She is so nice and cognizent and just...cute. And she has a 3-year-old son!

The First Challenge (Mini-Challenge)

The Cooking Session

So, the first challenge is to "Put yourself on a plate". You know, "if you were food, what would you be?" After the finalists quit marveling at the new kitchen and at Giada (I hate Giada) and Bobby Flay (I like his cooking but he's a little annoying on TV), and Susie Fogelson they begin the challenge. Oh, and there was Bob Tuschman too. He looks like the kind of guy who would be found in the Capitol building--middle-aged, average-looking white guy.

The finalists have 45 minutes to use chicken and potatoes to make a dish that describes them. Pretty basic ingredients, so I expect good things from these people (except maybe Brianna).

Brad put on a hat. He's awesome. Herb is looking very energetic. He really wants to make something "fun and exciting". That's good. Tom (who will now be reffered to as Seth) was going to make Gnocchi (i think that's a stuffed Italian pasta), but he didn't have enough time so he made a hash brown instead. Nice recovery. Basically, nothing noteworthy happens during the cooking session other than that Dzintura utters some corny phrases like "Yummy, yummy in my little tummy!"

The Judging Session

The finalists have 30 seconds to tell the judges and the camera why their dish represents them.

Aria comes first. When she first comes out shes all like "and the selection commitee is right there just sitting there watching". I'm thinking like "uh, DUH!" But she regained my respect during the camera 30-seconds. She's bright, cute, engaging, and perfect. Also, her dish was good.

Doreen was next. She totally failed. Several word mess-ups and stuttering. Then, the cameraman tells her to stretch because she still has, like, 10 seconds left. And she says "...um, and I just love butter--*timer beeps*". It sounded terrible. I actually flinched. The judges felt that the dish didn't even represent her.

Next up: Herb. His dish looks like a quesedilla with its guts spilled out. He made a cute comment: "and I put cilantro on it because I'm like cilantro; either you like me or you don't". Well, that was decent. Susie Fo like him a lot. So did the rest of the Selection Committe (SC).

Seth gives a false start for the camera, asks to start over, and doesn't get to start over. He was at a loss for words, so he was very low-key. I agree with the judges when they said that he looked like he didn't even wanna be there. His dish was just okay.

Dzint kept rambling on trying to find something meaningful to say. And then can't find her way off the set. But her dish was really good.

Serena was shaking as she approached the set. She stuttered, talked really fast, and was really nervous; but she had good food.

Das' chicken was raw, and his camera presentation was painful to watch. ouch.

Aarti's chicken was raw too, but she sold her dish to the camera nicely (i just had a vision of a money-toting camera). She was confident, sweet, and funny. "My mantra is "I don't care what your momma said, play with your food". " It made sense for her to say that because she did an Indian spin on a classic roasted chicken.

Paul was really boring. That's it about him. (oh, yeah his dish sucked)

Brianna had a stupid name (sticky-chicky in a little piggy?) and kinda failed at the end.

Brad got nervous in front of the camera. I felt that he was a little stiff.

Alexis was really monotonous. I don't remember a word he said. Giada thought he was timid and wanted to give him a hug.

The Verdict:

Das got reprimanded cus he sucked, and Seth was told to be more enthusiastic.

Herb won. He was good, but I like Aarti's camera time better. Aria was second place. She was really good, and I liked her better than Herb. But, it was probably Herb's food that let him win over her.

The Second Challenge (Star Challenge)

Cooking Session

The finalists have to shoot their first promo for their would-be show, and this is the first part of a two-part challenge. Andy Fickman is going to coach them, help them write a script and blah blah blah.

I'm not even going to bother listing their promos. They almost all sucked. And looked really stupid. I'm disappointed in the Food Network. The only one who did any good was Aria. I REALLY LIKE HER! And Aarti was alright. But everyone else really stunk.

The second part entailed the finalists cooking for Wolfgang Puck (except they didn't know it was him). They had to pick teams, and assign courses. I really hated this section of TNFNS (pronounced "tunfuns"). It was so boring. Nothing interesting happened.

That is, until Dzint got an inflamed tear duct! YES! Some action, finally! I mean, uh, I feel really bad for Dzint. She went to the hopistal. She had to make the dessert. Dessert is important. Oh, and Brianna totally dissed Dzint cus she went to the hospital; not like she had a choice! I mentally called her a not-nice word. And smiled. Seth was being (not-nice word) too, even though he made Dzint's dessert, a complicated lemon dessert.

The Judging Session

Aria ROCKED. Paul phailed. Brianna phailed. Aarti ROCKED. Seth did pretty good. Dzint's lemon savignon sucked (and she said "it's like putting your egg into somone else's womb"...awkward) but it's okay cus she didn't really make it. Herb did push-ups (literally). Wolfgang hated Doreen's promo and her dish. Das tried too hard to be "a cool guy". Brad ROCKED (even though he didn't realize it). Serena did pretty good. Alexis phay-YULD major (Wolfgang said that his wife would divorce him if he made such horrible food).

Evaluation (where they're in the imposing looking room)

Are you bored yet? I am. *sigh*

Grey Team (they won):

Dzint: Seth and Brianna were being (not-nice word) towards her. She needs to be more natural.

Aria: Shes perfect.

Brianna: She sucks (IMHO).

Paul (I-already-know-I'm-gonna-win-this-Paul): HORRIBLE.

Seth (Tom): Needs to be a little more serious

Aarti: Was scared that Bobby was gonna hate her food, but he really likes it.

Black Team (they lost):

Herb: Did alright, but needs to be more natural in front of the camera.

Doreen: Needs to get rid of the whipped-dog attitude

Serena: Fake

Alexis: Needs to work on his cooking and camera skills

Brad: ROCKS! (but needs to work on his camera skillz)

Das: Too fake. Me and the judges hate the "too cool for school" personality.

Elimination!

The judges were all dramatic while elimination someone. Like "Alexis, Doreen, only one of you can move on". Like, uh, THEY KNOW! And how they say "We're sorry" when they leave. If you're sorry, why'd you eliminate them? Anyway, Alexis was eliminated. YES! I agree with this decision because Alexis is my least favorite and he can't cook anyway.

My Final Thoughts

Well, I think that Tunfuns used to be more interesting. The "stars" are so one-dimensional and wannabe-ish that I am annoyed and disappointed. Maybe it'll get better as more episodes come out, but this was a pretty bad season premiere. It was way too over-advertised as well.