Food Network Star

Welcome to Los Angeles!

Twelve hopefuls arrive in Los Angeles to compete for the chance to host their own show on The Food Network. The competition starts right away as the contestants prep a meal that best represents who they are.

Sweet to Savory Carnival

The 11 finalists perform an assembly line demo in only 11 minutes. Then, Duff Goldman from "Ace of Cakes" challenges them to transform a carnival sweet into a savory bite for a party on the Santa Monica Pier.

Grammy Award Celebration

The 10 remaining finalists get a crash course in the Hollywood way of life! First they have to present a dish to camera inspired by a classic film genre. Next they cater an after-party for Grammy Award winner Colbie Caillat.

Spicy Competition

Pepper Master Bobby Flay turns up the heat and assigns each finalist a pepper to use for their spicy dish. Next, Bobby introduces three culinary legends who challenge the finalists to re-invent the best thing they ever ate.

Lunch Trucks with Paula

In a super-sized episode, eight finalists create their very own food product in a jar. Then, Paula Deen reveals four food trucks and challenges the finalists to create and operate a lunch truck business.

Retro Palm Springs

Special guest Ted Allen assigns each of the seven remaining finalists a party theme "in a basket." They head to Frank Sinatra's Estate in Palm Springs to serve a retro dish for special guests.

Secret Supper Club

Season 5 winner Melissa d'Arabian challenges the finalists to cook "dinner for breakfast" with Kellogg's cereal. Next, the finalists serve LA's culinary elite at an Underground Supper Club.

Cooking for Eva Longoria

Finalists have to cook their signature dish and use their least favorite ingredient delivered by their family members. Then they cook a dish for special guests Eva Longoria and Todd English at their restaurant, Beso.

Iron Chef Battle

The finalists compete in a real Iron Chef America battle in the Food Network Star's version of "Kitchen Stadium." The Selection Committee and guest Iron Chefs Michael Symon, Cat Cora and Masaharu Morimoto will judge.

Rachael Ray Directs

Rachael Ray surprises the final three contestants to use her years of experience to direct them in their pilots. After they are reviewed by a focus group and the selection committee, the next Food Network Star is announced!

Lights, Camera, Cook

Fifteen eager Food Star Finalists arrive at Hollywood's famous Grauman's Chinese Theater to meet each other before shooting promos for their shows and cooking for a panel of Hollywood's press.

In the Line of Fire

The 14 remaining finalists must create a pizza that reflects their culinary point of view and a surprise elimination shocks the finalists.

Dueling Desserts

The finalists must use a sweet Hershey's product during the Camera Challenge to turn dessert into dinner. Special guests Duff Goldman and Robert Irvine challenge the finalists to create a Dueling Desserts party.

Cougar Town and Paula Deen

Melissa d'Arabian challenges finalists to use Kellogg's product to create impressive hors d'oeuvres. Paula Deen makes a surprise visit before the finalists go Hollywood to feed the cast and crew of the hit show Cougar Town.

Diners, Drive-Ins and 4th of July

Guy Fieri rolls up in his classic red Camaro to guide the finalists through a segment of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. Then the finalists head out to a 4th of July bash where they must re-create American classic dishes.

Food Truck Face-Off

It's Food Truck time! Tyler Florence splits the finalists into three teams. In addition to agreeing on a menu for their food trucks, each team must create a commercial to drive up the sales.

Dinner Party for Wolfgang Puck

For their mid-term cooking challenge, the finalists cook their signature dish for the judges. Next, Wolfgang Puck shows up for dinner at the finalists' house and one finalist gets an impromptu cooking lesson from the master.

Ina Garten & Rachael Ray

Ina Garten is the guest judge for a cupcake challenge that throws all of the finalists into a baking frenzy. Then Food Network Star returns to the Rachael Ray show for the ultimate pressure-cooker: a live-audience cooking demo.

Comedy Roast

The finalists try their hand at Best Thing I Ever Ate, with Bobby Flay showing them the ropes. Then the joke is on the finalists as they are subjected to a roast by an All-Star line-up of top comedians.

Iron Chef

In the ultimate Food Network Star challenge, the finalists face off in the Iron Chef Kitchen Arena. Alton Brown hosts the showdown while guest judge and Iron Chef Michael Symon lends his palate to the panel.

Food Network Star 7 Reunion

For the first time since Week 1, all 15 finalists are back together. They're joined by the Selection Committee as they look back on the biggest fights, failures, successes and unseen footage from season seven.

Cook For Your Life & Pilots

The three remaining finalists think they are all making a pilot, but are shocked to find out there is one challenge left. It's time to "Cook For Your Life," and everyone must pull out all the stops to create their ultimate dish.

Impossible Beginnings

The 15 Food Network Star hopefuls arrive in New York and are challenged right off the bat to create their very own Pop-Up restaurant with an extremely limited budget and very little time.

NYC on the Go

The finalists are split into three teams that take busloads of tourists on a tour of a different neighborhood in New York City. Then each finalist must prepare and serve a dish based on the research they do in the neighborhoods.

Dessert Chopping Block

The 13 remaining finalists must use a basket of ingredients to create their best sweet concoction in a head-to-head inter-team battle, Chopped style!

Fashion Week Food Makeover

It's Fashion Week in New York and the finalists "make over" a bland dish for the most fashionable crowd on the planet. Ted Allen is on hand to judge the fashion shows, plus an extra prize is announced for the winning finalist.

Guy Live

Each finalist must create and perform a live television special based on a holiday or event. Food Network Star season 2 winner Guy Fieri hosts each special and gives feedback on which team and individuals performed the best.

Iron Chef Food Court

Ten finalists must elevate food-court food while adapting to the limitations of a kiosk. The challenge is taken to another level when they learn they'll be feeding Iron Chef Geoffrey Zakarian in addition to 150 hungry shoppers!

Meet the Press-ure

The finalists are challenged to film their own promotional videos without the support of their producers. A panel of journalists grills each of the finalists with tough questions about the show they want to bring to Food Network.

Deen Family Beach Party

The finalists must cook adult and kid-friendly meals for Paula Deen's beach party at Miami's South Beach Wine and Food Festival. The final eight will also have to perform a 30-second "entertaining tip" on camera.

Deliciously Unpredictable Demos

The seven finalists are guests at a SOBE cooking-demo tent, where they're asked to take the stage for their very own demos in front of the crowd. During their demos, however, each faces a technical glitch set up by the producers.

Pilot Green Lights

The six finalists star in promos that are judged by A-list Food Network stars and only three finalists make the cut. The finalists who survive will get to make pilots for their very own show led by their producer.

Finale: A Star Is Born

After a look back at the three finalists' journeys, America's vote is revealed and the next Food Network Star is crowned.

Are You Ready for Prime Time?

Twelve hopefuls come to LA to compete for their own Food Network show. Their celebrity mentors help them prepare to audition, and each finalist makes a tape and a dish to present to Bob Tuschman, Susie Fogelson and a focus group.

Burger Bash

Finalists must create the best burger of their lives and present it to 100 burger enthusiasts. The fans decide whose burger they want to try, based on the live-demo presentations.

A Star is Chopped

A Food Network Star must take any combination of ingredients to new culinary heights. Each finalist identifies an exotic ingredient and the top two join Alex Guarnaschelli as judges while the rest battle it out Chopped style.

Big Screen Bites

The movie theater experience is being transformed with luxury cinemas popping up all over. Divided into teams of three, the finalists must create a menu and a movie trailer for a focus group of movie fans.

4th of July Live

Special guest Terrence Jenkins, from E! News, will host the finalists as they do live cooking demos -- with some curve balls. Then the finalists participate in 4th of July Live, a one-take interactive show.

Product Pitch

Finalist come up with products representing their unique brands and styles. Then they must create, package and pitch them to a panel of successful food executives from Target, Kellogg's and Kraft, who will decide the winners.

Star Charity Auction

The finalists must be adventurous onscreen and in the kitchen. Each must use an unusual ingredient in a dish to auction off. The better the presentations, the higher the bids; the chef whose dish fetches the highest price is safe.

Food Stories From the Road

In teams, the finalists film a three-minute "food story show" about a pizza joint and a doughnut shop. Guest judges from The Hollywood Reporter screen and critique the shows; the least successful team lands in the bottom three.

Menu: Impossible

A Food Network Star must be able to offer solutions for any culinary situation. Robert Irvine leads an "impossible" challenge: to rehabilitate a restaurant's failing or outdated dishes. The least successful finalist is sent home.

Network Pitch

The final four get to pitch a show to Food Network. Bob Tuschman and Susie Fogelson are back to choose the final three, based on the finalists' presentations, which will be made into pilots directed by past winner Guy Fieri.

America Picks a Star

America has voted for the next Food Network Star. Before the winner is revealed, the finalists are back in the studio, and Bobby, Alton and Giada share favorite memories. Then it's time to reveal the new Food Network Star.

Hollywood Calling!

Twelve hopefuls arrive in Los Angeles to compete for the ultimate prize: their own show on Food Network. The finalists meet mentors Alton Brown, Giada De Laurentiis and Bobby Flay, who help prepare the finalists for their debut.

Please Try This At Home

A Food Network Star must be able to teach home viewers how to prepare great meals. In the Mentor Challenge, Alton Brown challenges the finalists to teach him how to make one of his own recipes.

Cutthroat Food Star

A Food Network Star must have the knowledge and ability to adapt to any circumstance. Finalists bid on sabotages to saddle their competitors with and then battle it out in the kitchen, Cutthroat Kitchen style.

Internet Marketing Video

Food Network Stars must have a multiplatform presence. In the Mentor Challenge, Bobby Flay tests the social media acumen of the finalists by having them create a behind-the-scenes video 'selfie' in the Food Network Star Kitchen.

Live Demo at Knott's Berry Farm

Live demos are a staple of every Food Network Star's repertoire. In this challenge, finalists take the stage at Knott's Berry Farm, an amusement park built on culinary tradition, to perform a food demo for the park visitors.

Product Commercial

Each finalist is tasked with creating a product that represents their unique brand and culinary style. After receiving feedback from the judges, the finalists make a commercial for their product in an unorthodox setting.

Vegas Pool Party

Each finalist is challenged to create a dish which represents them, and describe it to guests at a pool party at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. The selection committee decides who did the best overall and sends one finalist home.

One-of-a-Kind Experience

Vegas is all about one-of-a-kind experiences. The finalists are divided into two teams who must each create a memorable dining experience for the selection committee along with special guest, Penn Jillette.

Rachael Ray Show

Testing their ability to think on their feet, finalists are tasked with solving a culinary problem for a Rachael Ray viewer. They must create a dish which addresses the viewer's problem, then demo their dish on Rachael's show.

Promos and Pilots

The final four contestants shoot a promo for the show they want on Food Network. Bob Tuschman and Susie Fogelson are back to pick the final three, who will make pilots for their shows, which are directed by Robert Irvine.

A Food Star is Born

The results are in as America has voted to determine who will be the next Food Network Star. Before the winner is revealed, all the finalists are back in the studio to tell all and view never-before-seen footage from the season.

Food Star Food Festival

Twelve hopefuls arrive in Los Angeles to compete for the ultimate prize: their own show on Food Network.

Savory Baking

In the Mentor Challenge, the finalists must create inspiring dishes using leftovers and ingredients that can be found in the average family's fridge, then they use their imaginations to serve a savory dish inspired by dessert.

Trendy Dinner

It's all about keeping up with the latest food trends when the finalists first create and photograph their own version of tiny foods, and then create a five-course meal where each course corresponds to a buzzword.

4th of July Cookout

The finalists are split into teams of three to create and present a cohesive menu to a crowd of hungry families at a Fourth of July cookout. Guest judge Bobby Deen joins Giada De Laurentiis and Bobby Flay to pick a winner.

The Perfect Match

The finalists pair up to collaborate on a dish that blends their culinary styles, presenting that dish to first-time daters from Match.

Improv

Bobby Flay and guest David Alan Grier randomly assign each finalist several criteria for their dishes, which they'll present in a demo for a crowd filled with food and comedy fans.

Food Truck Throwdown

The finalists create and present a portable version of their favorite brunch dish. Guest judge Richard Blais pairs the finalists into teams, who create a social media promo video for their own food trucks.

Lifestyle Brand

The Finalists first create and present a dish that a home cook can prepare in 30 to 45 minutes. Then the finalists cook and film a video for a dish that reflects a holiday through their culinary point of view.

Live TV

After cooking and demonstrating a dish based on an assigned theme, the finalists cook a dish and host their own segment of a live ensemble show.

Dish of a Lifetime and Pilots

The winner of Star Salvation rejoins the competition, and the remaining four finalists each choose a sous chef from the eliminated contestants to help them cook the best dish of their lives.

We Have a Winner

The final three are joined by the nine eliminated finalists to view their pilots along with Giada De Laurentiis, Bobby Flay, Susie Fogelson and Bob Tuschman.

Star Salvation

Chef Alex Guarnaschelli and Jeff Mauro serve up a battleground where one ousted finalist can fight all the way back to rejoin Food Network Star for a second chance at their own show.

Comeback Kitchen: Second Chance at First Place

The competitors must redeem themselves by making a dish that haunts them from their first go-around, then shoot a one-minute video to explain what they've been up to and how they've improved.

Comeback Kitchen: Baking Battles and Diner Duels

The alumni trying to stand out as they take on a new-school baking challenge using old-school tools. Then, the winner of the first challenge determines the amount of time each competitor gets to recreate a traditional diner dish.

Comeback Kitchen: A Final Shot at Stardom

The final five alumni battle it out for a coveted spot in season 12. They conduct a fast-paced live webstream, then the pressure is turned up when they must work together to put on a live show in front of a studio audience.

Cinematic Debut!

Finalists shoot 30-second screen tests explaining what they're all about and show them at a VIP event in Hollywood. Then the finalists get a rude surprise when an eliminated contestant from a previous season joins the competition.

Mash-Up Throwdown

It's the food-world equivalent of a rap battle as finalists compete head-to-head by mashing two cooking styles into one dish. Then, in a surprise twist, two finalists are sent packing. Haylie Duff and Rev Run are guest judges.

Show Promos

Finalists shoot a promo for their version of a show called "Family Road Trip." Whether they're going camping or to grandma's house, their dishes better impress Giada De Laurentiis, Bobby Flay, Maile Carpenter and Ali Larter!

Room Service Revenge

Finalists deliver a trendy remote food report for ET hosts Kevin Frazier and Nancy O'Dell. Then, they prepare a special tableside dining experience and get a few curve balls thrown at them by Hannah Hart and Jesse Tyler Ferguson.

Motorsports Tailgating

Chef Robert Irvine shows his love of NASCAR and challenges the finalists to create a dish worthy of a world-class tailgate party. Then, Robert and Katie Lee help Giada De Laurentiis and Bobby Flay decide who is sent home.

Good Mythical Morning

Rhett and Link, hosts of the YouTube channel "Good Mythical Morning," challenge each finalist to star in their own "Will It?" segment, pairing unlikely ingredients and asking "Will It?" questions. Duff Goldman is a guest judge.

Tiki Takeover

First, guest judge Lorraine Pascale helps choose the best dish made from frozen foods. Then, in teams of three, the finalists create a menu for a tiki party and stage a demo for party-goers, including guest judge Anne Burrell.

Guilty Pleasures Dinner

The finalists join forces to create a five-course meal composed of nothing but indulgent, over-the-top dishes. Each finalist presents their course, describing its uniqueness to guest judges Alex Guarnaschelli and Trisha Yearwood.

Food Holiday Fray

The finalists are each assigned a different holiday theme and take turns hosting their own special parties. Tia Mowry and Donal Skehan are on hand to help Giada De Laurentiis and Bobby Flay get the festivities started.

Star Salvation 2

A 6-week journey determines if an ousted rival will rejoin the competition.

Pushing for a Pilot

The winner of Star Salvation reenters the competition, surprising the remaining finalists. The new final four battle it out with former contestants as their sous chefs. Aarti Sequeira and Guy Fieri show up to help!

A New Food Network Star

After ten grueling weeks of the toughest challenges on television, the final three watch their pilots with Giada De Laurentiis and Bobby Flay. One winner is selected and will go on to shoot their very own show on Food Network!

Comeback Kitchen: A Fresh Star(t)

Former finalists return to the Food Network Star kitchen for a second shot at stardom! The alumni each take on a retro dessert in desperate need of a comeback and shoot an Instagram video about their updated version.

Comeback Kitchen: Dinners of the Decades

For the Mentor Challenge, the competitors use forgotten pantry ingredients in a creative and modern way. For the Star Challenge, the finalists go head-to-head, traveling back in time to create a decade-appropriate dish.

Comeback Kitchen: Passing the Bar

The final five competitors hack a classic salad bar to create a dish and share it on Instagram. For the final challenge, the last four competitors create a dinner party and a video invitation to attract potential dinner guests.

Auditions

Twelve hopefuls arrive at the Orpheum Theater in Los Angeles in search of their big break. Giada and Bobby greet them with news that they must pass another big audition, and they learn one more person is joining the competition.

All-Terrain Eats

The ten finalists divide into two teams to create a 5-course menu for an experiential restaurant, and then each finalist makes a video menu describing their dish for the diners. Tyler Florence joins Giada and Bobby as guest judge.

Glamping

The finalists arrive at a campsite and must use whatever camping food is in the back of their cars to create a "glamping" meal. Judges Giada De Laurentiis, Melissa d'Arabian and Andrew Zimmern choose the winner.

Sunny's Kitchen Hacks

The finalists create Instagram Stories about budget shopping, with guest Hannah Hart helping Giada De Laurentiis and Bobby Flay judge their efforts. Then they perform problem-solving segments from The Kitchen's Sunny Anderson.

Summer Party Playoffs

It's halfway through the competition, so it's time for midterms! Tiffani Thiessen helps Giada De Laurentiis and Bobby Flay judge the finalists' efforts as they each host a summer social gathering for a crowd of people in a park.

Beat Bobby Flay

The finalists go head-to-head to determine who will take on the master himself, Bobby Flay.

Game Day Special

The four remaining finalists partake in their own segment of a special called "Up Your Game (Day)." ESPN's Jemele Hill and special guest Jaymee Sire watch the special to help decide which finalist goes down in defeat.

Who Wants a Pilot?

The last four competitors must cook the dish of their lives for the chance to film a pilot. Former Food Network Star winner Eddie Jackson helps select the three finalists, who then shoot pilots directed by Guy Fieri.

The Newest Food Network Star

Giada and Bobby watch pilots for the three finalists and choose a competitor to be the next Food Network Star.

Star Salvation 3

Eliminated chefs battle it out in a six-week competition in hopes of earning the chance to return to Food Network Star.

Comeback Kitchen: Reheat or Reinvent

Eight former finalists are back in the Food Network Star kitchen for a second shot at stardom. For the Star Challenge, they must marry two unlikely favorites, cereal and dessert, and show off their creations in a one-minute demo.

Comeback Kitchen: Food Delivery, Reimagined

For the Mentor Challenge, the competitors are expected to create something new using the ingredients of bizarre vintage dishes. For the Star Challenge, the contestants divide up into teams to plan and create a menu for delivery.

Comeback Kitchen: One More Shot at Stardom

Each competitor gets a summer theme and must livestream for eight minutes, and fellow contestants join each other's streams to ask challenging questions. Valerie Bertinelli and Tyler Florence determine who wins.

Are You a Main Attraction?

Giada De Laurentiis and Bobby Flay meet the finalists at Universal Orlando Resort to kick off the competition. Each finalist must create a portable version of their signature dish and convince a park guest to try it.

Destination Videos

The remaining finalists create food podcasts about colorful snacks and film field reports from Los Angeles' hottest food hall, The Proud Bird. Richard Blais and Food Network Star alum Damaris Phillips serve as guest judges.

Summer Bite Bash

The finalists think they're cooking solo at an exclusive private event for foodies and tastemakers, but en route to their destination, Bobby Flay and Giada De Laurentiis reveal a twist. Tyler Florence is a guest judge.

Panic on the Panel

The tables are turned, and the finalists get help from People Magazine's Jess Cagle as they judge Bobby Flay and Giada De Laurentiis on the dishes that made them famous.

Take This Title and Run With It

The finalists make dishes inspired by the movie Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation and take on a few new Food Network titles. Actress Fran Drescher, Chef Alex Guarnaschelli and comedian Loni Love serve as guest judges.

Shark Night Dinner

The finalists update their family favorites with a culinary twist and film Instagram stories while they cook. Then they cater a VIP dinner with ingredients inspired by shark diets. Molly Yeh and Casey Webb are guest judges.

Can You Host an Icon?

The final four have to handle the rigors of live TV by producing their own livestream demos with on-camera talent Anne Burrell. Then they host their own "in the kitchen" shows with guest Ree Drummond.

Star Salvation 4

Eliminated chefs compete against each other in a four-week challenge to see who has what it takes to rejoin the competition.

Who Gets a Pilot?

The winner of Star Salvation returns, and three finalists are chosen to film pilot episodes with guest directors Sunny Anderson, Robert Irvine and Duff Goldman.

The Newest Star

The pilots are in, and Giada De Laurentiis and Bobby Flay determine the fates of the three finalists. Watch what happens behind the scenes and find out who will join the Food Network family and become a Food Network Star!