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Ten finalists came to New York City to compete to be “The Next Food Network Star,” but Sunday night the cookoff was between early frontrunner Jeffrey Saad and underdog Melissa d’Arabian, who will be the first to tell you she is not a chef, but a home cook and stay-at-home mom. After deliberations, the judges awarded Melissa with the grand prize: her own show on the Food Network, which will begin airing in one week, and a feature in the network’s magazine. “Thank you. Thank you. Thank you,” she said, hugging her four daughters and her husband. “I feel amazed and grateful — and ready to work. I was definitely the dark horse, sometimes even I didn’t see myself winning.” This week the challenge for the two competitors was to make a pilot presentation of what their show would be, directed by Alton Brown, already a Food Network star. The theme of Melissa’s show was “kitchen survival guide” — and her goal was to make cooking easy for people with a busy schedule. Melissa chose to make Rustic
Susie Fogelson joined Food Network in 2001 and has since spearheaded the development and execution of the network’s off-air consumer advertising, marketing and partnerships. During her tenure, she has been integral in aligning support for key network initiatives among national and affiliate ad sales, core internal groups and key Scripps resources, and has helped to drive the primetime ratings within the core demographic to record highs. She and her team have helped extend the brand into new areas like Food Network and Bobby Flay lines of consumer products at Kohl’s. Susie continues to expand her role at Food Network by working closely with talent on defining their brands and creating opportunities within the marketplace. Additionally, she is in her fourth year as a judge on The Next Food Network Star. Sources: http://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/susie-fogelson-vice-p
Ten finalists came to New York City to compete to be “The Next Food Network Star,” but Sunday night the cookoff was between early frontrunner Jeffrey Saad and underdog Melissa d’Arabian, who will be the first to tell you she is not a chef, but a home cook and stay-at-home mom. After deliberations, the judges awarded Melissa with the grand prize: her own show on the Food Network, which will begin airing in one week, and a feature in the network’s magazine.
