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'Food Network Star' takes a culinary tour of New York

On "Food Network Star" season eight, there’s still plenty of competitors, and not all of them are memorable. In episode two, which...

'Food Network Star' season eight premiere tests the finalists

"Food Network Star" season eight has an entirely new look and concept this year, and it was clear from the start on the premiere episode,...

Martie Duncan: 'Food Network Star' season eight finalist biography

Martie Duncan hails from Birmingham, Alabama, and her love of entertaining and food started as a young child. Even now she says that she tries to...

Justin Warner: 'Food Network Star' season eight finalist biography

Justin Warner may the youngest of the FNS bunch, but he knows his way around the kitchen. Not only is self-taught, but he started working in...

Judson Allen: 'Food Network Star' season eight finalist biography

Thirty-year-old Judson Allen studied food science in both an urban agricultural school and college, but his love of food started when he was a...

Emily Ellyn: 'Food Network Star' season eight finalist biography

Growing up, Emily Ellyn lived on a farm, where she ate local foods all the time. After all, "by the age of five, we could definitely kill and...

Cristie Schoen: 'Food Network Star' season eight finalist biography

Healthy living and eating is a theme in FNS season eight, what with many of the contestants striving to teach their viewers about living and eating...

'Food Network Star' returns May 13 with a new kind of competition

Food Network Star is taking a page out of the Biggest Loser handbook and creating a new competitive format -- among the judges. When the reality TV...