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Food Network Star is a reality television series that aired from June 5, 2005 to August 5, 2018. It was produced by CBS EYEtoo Productions for seasons 1–8 and by Triage Entertainment for seasons 9-14. It aired on the Food Network in the United States. Prior to season seven, the series was known as The Next Food Network Star .

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44-497: FNS may refer to: Television [ edit ] Food Network Star , an American reality television series Fox News Sunday , an American television news show Fuji Network System , a Japanese television network WWE Friday Night SmackDown , an American sports television show Other uses [ edit ] Factorial number system Federal News Service , an American transcription service Federal Taxation Service ,

88-562: A delivery-only restaurant . After winning the second season of The Next Food Network Star on April 23, 2006, Fieri was awarded a six-episode commitment for his own cooking show on Food Network. Guy's Big Bite premiered on June 25, 2006, with the most recent episode airing on November 16, 2016. Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives , his second series, premiered in April 2007 (a one-hour special aired in November 2006), with Fieri traveling

132-502: A California-based auto exhaust parts manufacturer. In 2008 and 2009, he was the spokesperson for T.G.I. Friday's . In 2010, he appeared in a commercial for Aflac named "Spicy". In 2009, Fieri began touring with the Guy Fieri Roadshow , a multi-state food tour that featured some of his fellow Food Network personalities. He appeared in regional Food Network events like the 2012 Atlantic City Food and Wine Festival and

176-541: A body of the Russian Federal government Federated Naming Service Finnish Navy Ship , a ship prefix Fire and Skoal , a student society at Dartmouth College Food and Nutrition Service , an agency of the United States Department of Agriculture Frontier Nursing Service , an American nursing organization FN FNS , a semi-automatic pistol National Salvation Front (Russia) ,

220-639: A defunct political coalition Swiss National Science Foundation (French: Fonds national suisse ) See also [ edit ] FN (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title FNS . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=FNS&oldid=1233005268 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing French-language text Short description

264-750: A fourth in Roseville in late 2008. They developed Tex Wasabi's (barbecue and sushi) in 2003 in Santa Rosa, adding a second location in Sacramento 's Arden-Arcade area in 2007 (which was rebranded as Johnny Garlic's and then closed). An additional Johnny Garlic's was opened in Dublin, California in 2011. Fieri's first New York City restaurant, Guy's American Kitchen and Bar, opened in 2012 to brutal New York Times coverage by Pete Wells that Larry Olmsted of Forbes called "the most scathing review in

308-526: A program on kitchen and cooking basics for The Cooking Channel that ran November, 2010–2013. Season five of The Next Food Network Star premiered on June 7, 2009. Food Network executives Bob Tuschman and Susie Fogelson were joined by Bobby Flay as the Selection Committee for this season, which was filmed early 2009 in New York, New York and Miami, Florida . Melissa D'Arabian was declared

352-449: A role in the guidance and selection process. Amy Finley was chosen by America as The Next Food Network Star on July 22, 2007. Her new show The Gourmet Next Door premiered on October 14, 2007 and ran for six episodes. Finley later declined to continue with the series, citing relocation to France for family reasons. Among the contestants this season was former child actress Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine , best known for her appearances in

396-887: A row. It closed at the end of 2017. In 2011, Fieri partnered with Carnival Cruise lines creating Guy's Burger Joint to sell Fieri's burgers fleet-wide. As of October 2017, there were 19 restaurants on Carnival's cruise ships, including some serving beer-and-BBQ, Guy's Pig & Anchor Smokehouse Brewhouse. In April 2014, Guy Fieri's Vegas Kitchen and Bar opened in Las Vegas . In 2015, Guy Fieri's Baltimore Kitchen & Bar opened in Baltimore 's Horseshoe Casino. In 2018, Fieri collaborated with Planet Hollywood founder Robert Earl to open fast-food chicken sandwich shop Chicken Guy! at Disney Springs in Walt Disney World . In 2021, Fieri opened Guy Fieri's Flavortown Kitchen,

440-616: A second chance after winning the Comeback Kitchen competition, along with Adam Gertler, who originally competed in season four. Guy Fieri Guy Ramsay Fieri ( US : / f i ˈ ɛ d i / , Italian: [ˈfjɛːri] ; né Ferry ; born January 22, 1968) is an American restaurateur, author, and an Emmy Award winning television presenter. He co-owned three now defunct restaurants in California . He licenses his name to restaurants in cities all over

484-492: A show in which he went to several cities and ate an entire day's worth of meals on 24 dollars. Mauro is currently a co-host on "The Kitchen", airing Saturday mornings on Food Network with cohosts Sunny Anderson, Katie Lee and Geoffrey Zakarian. Season 8 started May 13, 2012. For season 8, the format changed, with the contestants divided into three five-member teams, each coached by a Food Network host, either Bobby Flay , Alton Brown , or Giada De Laurentiis . Coaches worked with

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528-624: A trip to France to study. Upon returning, he worked at the restaurant at the Red Lion Inn in Eureka, California , until he went to UNLV for college. Soon after graduating from college, he worked as manager of Parker's Lighthouse, a Stouffer's restaurant in Long Beach, California . After three years in southern California , he became the district manager of Louise's Trattoria, managing six locations along with recruiting and training for

572-591: A vineyard and sells his wine under the label Hunt & Ryde, named after his sons Hunter and Ryder . In response to the COVID-19 pandemic 's effect on the restaurant industry in 2020, Fieri and the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation teamed up to raise money for unemployed restaurant workers through newly created Restaurant Employee Relief Fund . In less than two months over US$ 20 million

616-634: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Food Network Star The first season of The Next Food Network Star series was taped in February 2005, and was composed of five episodes in June 2005. Chicago area caterers Dan Smith and Steve McDonagh emerged as the winners, and went on to host a show called Party Line with Dan & Steve ; later titled Party Line with The Hearty Boys , which premiered on September 18, 2005. The runner-up, Deborah Fewell,

660-477: The Mighty Ducks film franchise. ^Note 1  : Amy Finley was eliminated Week 7, and the original finalists were Rory Schepisi and Joshua "JAG" Garcia. After the final elimination episode was aired, evidence came to light that JAG had lied about both his culinary training and his military service, representing both as more extensive than they actually were. Food Network allowed him to withdraw from

704-445: The eighth season of the series; she returned after winning the pre-season competition Comeback Kitchen . Matthew Grunwald originally competed in season 11. He returned for a second chance after winning the Comeback Kitchen competition. This season features Manny Washington and Katie Dixon from MasterChef (American season 7) and Palak Patel who beats Bobby Flay . Amy Pottinger originally competed in season 13. She returned for

748-528: The 11-year old Jules. The Fieris bought a home in West Palm Beach, Florida in 2021. Ferry changed his surname to Fieri in memory of his paternal grandfather, Giuseppe Fieri, an Italian immigrant who had anglicized his surname to Ferry upon arriving in the United States. He collects classic American cars, including a 1971 Chevrolet Chevelle , a 1968 Pontiac Firebird , a 1976 Jeep CJ-5 ,

792-407: The 2012 South Beach Food and Wine Festival, where he officiated at 101 gay weddings. In 2015, Fieri officiated at the wedding of celebrity chef Art Smith at Miami Beach . The wedding, which included 101 same-sex couples, was held to celebrate Florida's Supreme Court lifting the state ban on same-sex marriage. Fieri officiated the weddings in honor of his late sister who was a lesbian. Fieri owns

836-477: The Food Network. It features a three judge panel and four cooks battling through three rounds of competition. His series, Guy's Family Road Trip , was chosen as the 2017 lead-out show from season 13 of Food Network Star . It previewed on August 13 of that year. In May 2021, Fieri signed a three-year contract with Food Network worth an estimated $ 80 million. Fieri appeared in promotions for Flowmaster,

880-412: The competition and reinstated Amy Finley, who was voted The Next Food Network Star. Season four of The Next Food Network Star premiered on Sunday, June 1, 2008. Food Network executives Bob Tuschman and Susie Fogelson are joined by Bobby Flay as the selection committee for this season. Each new episode aired on Sundays at 10:00 PM EDT. For this season, the viewers no longer received the chance to vote for

924-561: The contestants were not divided into teams as in season 8. Many of this season's contestants had previously appeared on other Food Network shows. The winner was Damaris Phillips , decided by an audience vote cast on foodnetwork.com and announced live on August 11, 2013. Phillips hosted the Food Network show Southern at Heart for five seasons from 2013 to 2016. In 2018, she began co-hosting The Bobby and Damaris Show on Food Network with Bobby Flay. Phillips also cohosted "Southern and Hungry" with auto racing analyst Rutledge Wood in 2017. The winner

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968-453: The country visiting local eateries. The New York Times called the series "not a cooking show as much as a carefully engineered reality show". Ultimate Recipe Showdown , co-hosted with Marc Summers , debuted on February 17, 2008, and aired for three seasons. On September 14, 2008, Guy Off the Hook debuted on Food Network. The special studio audience show aired through the end of 2008, but

1012-483: The extra cost of staging an audience show did not pan out and the concept was discontinued. For Thanksgiving 2008, Fieri hosted a one-hour special titled Guy's Family Feast . He used the "Guy Off the Hook" set for the special, which was broadcast live , on November 28, 2008. He appeared on other Food Network programs including Dinner: Impossible in 2007 and 2009, Paula's Party , Ace of Cakes , and The Best Thing I Ever Ate . In December 2009, NBC named Fieri as

1056-496: The history of the New York Times ", and "likely the most widely read restaurant review ever." Fieri, for his part, accused Wells, the nation's highest profile reviewer, of using Fieri's fame as a platform for advancing his own prestige. The restaurant's location in the highly trafficked Times Square enabled it to appear on Restaurant Business's list of the top 100 independent restaurants as ranked by sales for four years in

1100-690: The host of the game show Minute to Win It , which premiered in March 2010 and aired for two seasons. On May 13, 2012, NBC announced that the game show would not be renewed for a third season, citing high production costs and low ratings. In January 2012, Fieri was one of the two team captains (along with Rachael Ray ) in the Food Network reality series Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off . A second season of Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off began airing on Food Network on January 6, 2013. A chef challenge show, Guy's Grocery Games , started on October 27, 2013, on

1144-635: The recipient of several Primetime Emmy Award nominations. He went on to the series, Ultimate Recipe Showdown , premiering February 17, 2008, and Guy Off The Hook on September 14, 2008. His reality competition Guy's Grocery Games debuted in October 2013 and has aired for 29 seasons. Fourth-place contestant Nathan Lyon began hosting his own series, A Lyon In the Kitchen , on the Discovery Health Channel in March 2007. Four of

1188-636: The restaurants. In 2013, Fieri received a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Special for the Food Network special Guy Fieri's Family Reunion . In late 1996, Fieri and business partner Steve Gruber opened Johnny Garlic's, a "California Pasta Grill" in Santa Rosa, California . A second location opened in Windsor in 1999, a third in Petaluma in 2000 or 2001 (since closed), and

1232-684: The season, the contestants lived in a shared house in New York City. The contestants' challenges included cooking concession food for an NBA game (with guest Darryl Dawkins ) to a mini version of Food Network's Iron Chef America (with guest judges Bobby Flay and Cat Cora ). The Selection Committee consisted of Food Network executives Bob Tuschman and Susie Fogelson along with one guest. Guest judges included Alton Brown , Giada De Laurentiis , Duff Goldman , season two winner Guy Fieri, and Robert Irvine. Paula Deen and Rachael Ray participated in contestant challenges, and Bobby Flay also played

1276-503: The seasons cast members along with Fieri reunited on Season 10 episode 4 of Guy’s Grocery Games which aired on July 31, 2016. The third season began on June 3, 2007, and the winner was announced on Sunday, July 22. In season 3, judges sent 1 or 2 contestants home weekly. Once the field was down to 2 final contestants, the viewers picked the winner. Marc Summers (host of the first 2 seasons) only returned for this season's finale. Bobby Flay would host subsequent season finales. During

1320-483: The series premiered on Sunday, June 6, 2010. Food Network executives Bob Tuschman and Susie Fogelson were again joined by Bobby Flay as judges; in addition, Giada De Laurentiis served as an on-set mentor. On July 17, 2010, a post-competition recap and discussion show premiered on The Cooking Channel . Shows were filmed in Los Angeles, California and New York, New York. On August 15, 2010, Aarti Sequeira

1364-584: The seventh season, the reality television series was renamed, after the first episode, Food Network Star , dropping the word "Next". It premiered Sunday, June 5, 2011. Food Network executives Bob Tuschman and Susie Fogelson were joined again by Bobby Flay and Giada De Laurentiis as the judges for this season. The series was filmed in Los Angeles, California and New York, New York. Season seven winner Jeff Mauro's show "Sandwich King" premiered on Sunday, August 21, 2011. In spring 2013, Jeff hosted $ 24 in 24 ,

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1408-821: The son of Penelope Anne (née Price) and Lewis James Ferry. Guy grew up in Ferndale in rural Humboldt County, California . During high school, he was a foreign exchange student in Chantilly, France , where he developed his interest in food and cooking. Guy Fieri attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas , and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in hotel management in 1990. Fieri began his association with food in grade school in Ferndale, by selling pretzels from his "Awesome Pretzel" bicycle cart at age 10 (he and his father built it) and washing dishes to finance

1452-451: The teams as they prepared for and completed their tasks. The winner's coach would also be the producer of the winner's show. Each week, a winning team was selected, and one member of the teams that did not win was up for elimination in a new feature called Producers' Challenge. Each challenge was hosted by current Food Network personalities. The final winner was decided by an audience vote cast on foodnetwork.com between July 15–17, 2012 and

1496-408: The winner on August 2, 2009 with the title for her show being Ten Dollar Dinners . Her show premiered on August 9, 2009. [1] On August 17, 2009, Food Network announced Jeffrey Saad would return in a series of online videos based on his pilot, now called "The Spice Smuggler." The program premiered with four 4 + 1 ⁄ 2 -minute videos featuring one spice and a recipe incorporating it. Saad

1540-512: The winner was announced on July 22, 2012. The winner was Justin Warner , who hosted a one-hour special on The Food Network, but did not have a series produced. He has become a blogger on foodnetwork.com, makes appearances at Food Network events, and is an active Twitter presence. Season 9 started on June 2, 2013. For season 9, Alton Brown , Bobby Flay , and Giada De Laurentiis mentored and judged twelve Food Network Star competitors, although

1584-459: The winner; producers instead made the final decision. This led to an error by FoodNetwork.com, which briefly posted the winning moment video on their website three days before the finale aired. The winner for the fourth season was Aaron McCargo Jr. His winning show idea, Big Daddy's House , first aired August 3, 2008. Finalist Adam Gertler was hired to host a Food Network show called Will Work for Food , which debuted on January 19, 2009 and

1628-477: The world, and is known for hosting various television series on the Food Network . In 2010, The New York Times reported that Fieri had become the "face of the network", bringing an "element of rowdy, mass-market culture to American food television" and that his "prime-time shows attract more male viewers than any others on the network". Fieri was born Guy Ramsay Ferry on January 22, 1968 in Columbus, Ohio ,

1672-458: Was Lenny McNab , decided by an audience vote cast on foodnetwork.com and announced live on August 10, 2014. It is the last season to date where the finale aired live—all subsequent season finales would be filmed months in advance prior to airing. Beginning with this season, Alton Brown no longer appeared as a judge. The winner was Eddie Jackson, an ex NFL player and MasterChef (American season 4) contestant. Martita Jara originally competed in

1716-426: Was announced as the winner on April 23, 2006, beating Reggie Southerland. Fieri has achieved considerable success and a Daytime Emmy at Food Network since his victory, and is still regularly on air as of February 2024. Guy's Big Bite premiered in June 2006 and aired for 13 seasons until December 2016. Fieri's second series, Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives , premiered in April 2007 and has aired for 33 seasons, being

1760-555: Was cancelled after one season. He hosted the Food Network show Kid in a Candy Store, which aired two seasons. Kelsey Nixon co-hosted a web show on food2.com (a Food Network sister site aka Cooking Channel ) and also appeared in the premiere of Chefs vs. City in 2009. In 2010, Gertler and Nixon became co-hosts of The Next Food Network Star After Party , a half-hour recap/interview show following that night's episode of Star , on Cooking Channel . Nixon stars in Kelsey's Essentials ,

1804-493: Was chosen to host a special on food at beaches, Surf N Turf , which aired in June 2006. Michael Thomas was the recurring chef on The Tyra Banks Show . Susannah Locketti made an appearance on The Tony Danza Show , and is also an on-air chef for Publix grocery stores in the southern United States . The second season of The Next Food Network Star series was taped in December 2005 and began airing in March 2006. Guy Fieri

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1848-408: Was declared the winner, and her new show Aarti Party premiered on Sunday, August 22, 2010 and features American style cuisine with unique Indian flair. Season 2 of Aarti Party premiered that December. The Food Network also signed runner-up Tom Pizzica to host a new show called Outrageous Food , which premiered in November 2010. The last new episodes of Aarti Party aired in mid-2013. For

1892-477: Was named the national representative for the American Egg Board. In November, 2010, Saad debuted in a new show for The Cooking Channel titled United Tastes of America , which explores multiple aspects of traditional American food. Finalist Debbie Lee has carried her "Seoul to Soul" concept to the streets of L.A., opening a lunch truck, Ahn-Joo, featuring a range of Korean food. The sixth season of

1936-532: Was raised. Fieri is currently producing the off-Broadway run of The Life and Slimes of Marc Summers , starring his friend and former Food Network co-host. Fieri met his wife Lori when she came into a restaurant he was managing in Long Beach, California. The couple married in 1995. They live in Santa Rosa with their sons, Hunter and Ryder, and their nephew, Jules. Fieri's sister died in 2011 of metastatic melanoma , and Fieri decided to take care of

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