WHAT WILL THE NEXT FOOD NETWORK STAR COOK UP THIS SEASON?

Ten Finalists Compete To Star in Their Own Series; Premieres Sunday, June 7th at 9pm ET/PT

Season Five of Food Network’s Most-Watched Series Sizzles With Guest Appearances by Bobby Flay, Rachael Ray, Ina Garten, and Many More!

The stakes are higher than ever when The Next Food Network Star returns this summer with a star-studded fifth season on Food Network. As television’s most challenging food fight, the series provides 10 hopeful TV chefs the chance to compete for the ultimate dream job: his or her own Food Network show.

Iron Chef Bobby Flay leads the selection committee that ultimately decides the winner’s fate and launches one lucky man or woman into a food and television celebrity. The series kicks off on Sunday, June 7th at 9pm ET/PT as the finalists cater Food Network’s “Sweet 16” party with network talent and media there to judge.

This season’s finalists must prove their culinary expertise and star potential through a series of complex challenges. In each episode, their cooking chops will be put to the test to see who can handle the pressure and present the most mouth-watering food. Challenges include catering a party for a roomful of Food Network stars, impressing the “Barefoot Contessa” herself in the Hamptons and preparing a comforting meal for returning soldiers on the Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum.

The 10 finalists include: Brett August (Washington Heights, N.Y.), Katie Cavuto (Philadelphia, Pa.), Melissa d’Arabian (Keller, Texas), Teddy Folkman (Alexandria, Va.), Eddie Gilbert (Los Angeles, Calif.), Jen Isham (Orlando, Fla.), Debbie Lee (West Hollywood, Calif.), Jamika Pessoa (Atlanta, Ga.), Michael Proietti (City Island, N.Y.) and Jeffrey Saad (Los Angeles, Calif.).

Hey, whether on TV, www.FoodNetwork.com, or from Bobby Flay’s new cookbook, Food Network has lots of grilling tips that’s sure to help you master the grill!

And so if you would like to win your own 'Food Network Prize Pack' - Food Network-branded bags (courtesy of The Food Network / retail value: $50) containing: 1 copy of Bobby Flay’s “Burgers, Fries, and Shakes” cookbook, 1 Gadget, 1 Poster, 1 Generic Postcard, and 1 Magnet - and you think you know all there is to know Bobby Flay, just answer this easy cooking question: Chef Flay, who is a self-professed burger maniac, opened which-named-establishment on Long Island in July 2008?!

Send me your answers and if you're correct you'll be in the running to win one (our choice) of these wonderful 'Food Network Prize Pack's. Just send us an e:mail here before September 1st with your answer and the subject title CONTEST: THE NEXT FOOD NETWORK STAR PRIZE PACKs to:

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Also, get ready for the new FOOD NETWORK Wii video game “Cook or Be Cooked” to be released in September!

NAMCO BANDAI Games America Inc., the leading video games publisher and developer, and Food Network, the first and only cable channel dedicated to connecting viewers to the power and joy of food, today announced they will deliver a new way of experiencing the world of cooking with the Food Network: Cook or Be Cooked game for Wii™.

With inviting introductory lessons for the novice cook or for “foodies” who want to put their gastronomic skills to the test, Food Network: Cook or Be Cooked will provide players with the proper instructions and techniques to become a star chef no matter the experience level.

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