Serious Eats - seriouseats.com

Congratulations Squinty! Another show on television that I won't watch.

I think I'd learn from her and get better recipes. I hope her new show is available everywhere. That woman has talent and personality. I think they contrived to make her the "evil one" on the first episode and I fell for it too, but started to really appreciate her as I learned more about her and saw how she handled herself. She has more talent in her pinky toe than her competitors, and deserves a chance. As far as the squinting - I'm thinking maybe she got some forehead botox for her TV appearance? I look forward to seeing what she has to offer.

I'm not surprised at all. And considering that one of her desires was to also have bits of decorating and design ideas interspersed in the cooking, I wouldn't be surprised if she ended up on HGTV or TLC doing something similar to our friend Sandy, but making the food from scratch and the crafts from high-end supplies.

As far as whether I'll watch it. Yeah, I'll check out the first few episodes and decide from there.

I knew she was too obnoxious to stay off TV. I just cracked up laughing when I saw that Romulan comment as well, then I saw who it was from. Figures ;)

Hey ratbuddy! Hope you're doing well today. :)

I hope she makes tablescapes

@FFC ~ now I REALLY get it. Quite a resemblance, I have to admit. LOL

As another female with very straight hair, I thought it looked like a funky low-maintenance haircut, but I could almost see the bowl. ;-)

Are they bringing back Star Trek? :)

@annien ~ Another one of those - if you have natural curls, you want straight, if you have straight, you want curls. I'd die for curls! In that case, she is definitely high-maintenance. I liked her clothes and headbands, and can understand that she'd want to look her best for TV, but cooking in expensive clothes and high heels is ridiculous. I'd be willing to bet that she doesn't dress like that in her restaurant kitchen. I do think she knows food and that's what I care about in a cooking show, as long as the cook isn't super annoying. I have a long list of those, but most aren't real cooks. Time will tell, but I think she could be a winner.

I watched the whole season of The Next Food Network Star, and thought either Lisa or Adam deserved to win. When Aaron won I was blown away. His first episode was lousy and not innovative AT ALL! At least Lisa and Adam brought something different to the table...Lisa's class and expertise and Adam's fun-loving goofy-hip talent. Lisa is the kind of person I would watch, just to aspire to her level. Sure, she's a little odd but interesting and intelligent. I like the quirkiness of her fine clothes and super type A personality. I'd also watch Adam because he's so darn entertaining. I hope the FN doesn't stomp out his personality by giving him a stupid show concept. I think he had the chops to do a cooking show, even if Bobby Flay didn't "believe" in his culinary knowledge. (Bobby is the self appointed all-knowing food God or something!) Go Adam! And as for Lisa, she' probably too classy for the FN anyway.

I totally agree with carolovesme. I couldnt figure out how Aaron won when I've watched people washing dishes and thought "hey that's more interesting than watching Aaron McCargo Jr". The guy is terrible and watching him on TV should be illegal as a form of torture.

Adam, on the other hand - he's great to watch. He has real personality - just like a previous winner, Guy Fieri.

Lisa, while she didn't have much personality, at least when she did show some spark, it wasn't so obviously forced like Aaron's is. Lisa's pilot was wonderful. Adam's pilot was wonderful. Aaron's... awful. Caroloveme is right - his pilot had no innovation at all, and his acting is terrible. Even the food he made was boring .... steak and plantains? Come on. Aaron didn't even come up with the NAME of the show. Heck he didnt even come up with his own nickname. He came up with nothing. Adam and Lisa at least had creative ideas. They must be creative since they stole Adam's idea after not picking him as the winner. And Lisa KNOWS food, just like another food network persona - Alton Brown (though Alton also has great personality, while Lisa has to work at it).

There was no real 'growth' shown with Aaron. From beginning to end, he was bland. Scratch that - he had this sort of growth. He went from being bland to being a bland person trying to force himself, and failing miserably, to have personality.

As for Bobby Flay not believing in Adam's cooking ability.... I have a hard time taking his word as an 'all knowing food god' after the debacle when he went up against Masahari Morimoto.

I'd probably watch Lisa's show if it's as good as her pilot was on TNFNS. I'd DEFINITELY watch Adam's show - any show he's on. He just -draws- you in. Aaron... well.. I really hope they stop the lovefest with him that the Food network judges had, realize you can't taste TV food, and give Big Daddy a time out.

Aaron is like Guy Fieri? OW! My tender ears!

Aaron is nothing like Guy Fieri. Guy has personality. Aaron has no personality other than what other people tell him to be. Aaron is the least like Guy Fieri. Adam is the most like Guy. In fact, of the final three, Adam's the only one who has a TV personality like Guy's. Aaron is bland and uninteresting. His laugh is grating and iritating, and his ideas are non-existent. Can he cook? Maybe - sure. But until they invent Taste-o-vision, I don't care about that as much as I care about someone who actually draws you in to watch.

Aaron... being likeable among the masses? Hardly. He was the big loser in Vegas during the one part of the show where representatives OF the masses actually spoke. Adam was the hands-down winner.

Aaron should not have made it past Vegas. In Vegas, Adam was the big winner and Aaron was the loser. If it had come down to a 'vote by the masses', Aaron would have lost, and you know it.