OK...Who's Going to WIN NFNS....Adam, Aaron or Lisa?
They said goodbye to Kelsey last night leaving Adam, Aaron and Lisa for the title of Next Food Network Star. I'm starting to believe that it will come down to Lisa and Aaron in the end, with Aaron the eventual winner. However that is my "practical" approach, and wouldn't at all be surprised it they chose the in house comedian who is "using up their dime".........Adam. What do you think?
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19 Comments:
Aaron.
bessfour at 10:21AM on 07/14/08
I didn't watch it last night. But I have not been able to pick a favorite from the last 4. Now, the last 3. I still am a little creeped out that Aaron's kid ran away and he is competing on a cooking show and seems REALLY happy.
izatryt at 10:29AM on 07/14/08
The "using up their dime" comment is not mine, but rather what the wonderfully talented Susie Folgeson said when referring to Adam's performance.
Boscompb at 11:06AM on 07/14/08
Big Bold Aaron!
jonfoxx at 11:17AM on 07/14/08
Want Lisa to win.
Wouldn't mind at all if Aaron won.
Would be angry if Adam won.
Thought all of them took a big leap forward last night. Not as many ridiculous gaffes. Thanks to FN for giving them a sensible amount of time for the challenge.
z911empire at 11:29AM on 07/14/08
lisa
jo anne tincher at 12:13PM on 07/14/08
I really would like Aaron to win. He seems to have the combination of being able to cook, convey information, and engage the camera.
beth1 at 12:26PM on 07/14/08
Don't want Lisa or Adam to win.
Go Aaron, go Aaron, go go-Go Aaron!
hungrychristel at 12:44PM on 07/14/08
They seem to have been pushing aaron as the "good" guy for awhile now, all the more evidenced by the close ups of him reading the holy bible. after his runaway kid story a few weeks ago I knew he would be making it to the end. unless they were to send him home to you know, look for his kid.
I think he might take it on the strength of his cooking also. I feel like I wouldn't watch his show though, not only do I not think he is ready to be in front of a camera yet, he also needs to take the marbles out of his mouth when he talks.
Adam is about 98% personality 2% cooking. I would watch a show hosted by adam as long as it wasn't completely focused on cooking. which is not exactly the point of the food network, though I do like his idea of making your own rubs and mayos and whatnot, I don't think that makes a good enough show, and his dishes are seemingly rather dull, but the judges lately have been hyping them more, but I don't buy it, I think its just the producers keeping him around. Have him host a game show on the food network or something. that would work. Having said all of that, I relate to adam best of all, and have for every episode, I can only hope that some network somewhere (if not the food network) picks him up for something because I could see his "TV personality" evolving quite nicely.
Lisa grew on me. I didn't like her one bit for the first 2 or 3 episodes, but I think she's alright now, and I also think that despite her mysterious 4 c's or whatever she has the best shot at a show because she can cook, she has warmed up to the camera and showed a more personable side, and her fancy dishes would make in interesting cooking show, as long as they aren't as impossible to make as they are to say/spell.
So really, I don't know... its probably going to be aaron. In the end though, I don't think its going to matter, because I don't think any of the contestants have enough going for them to make any show last longer than a few episodes. Except for adam, but not on the food network.
steept at 1:45PM on 07/14/08
Adam would be fun if he had a show like Dinner Impossible, because there would be that "impending train wreck" atmosphere, because you just know he would screw it up spectacularly once in a while. Or some other challenge-type show, for the same reason, where a failure wouldn't be a disaster.
A regular cooking show might not be his best bet. But if he suddenly came up with the show idea that he's a regular guy taking on food challenges and then having regular people taste what he's made, he might have a shot at a show. Maybe in a Molto Mario -like setting, with the three stools for three guests to sit at while he tries to make a dish with a new ingredient, or recreate some dish that has been requested.
Aaron and Lisa are alike as far as their "flaw." They both don't play up to the camera very well. I think one of the two of them will win, and it will be whichever one has the breakthrough moment and is able to connect with the audience through the camera. They're both much more likable when they're just chatting and not trying to cook and chat. Whoever figures out how to do both at once, and be appealing, will be the winner.
In the sense that I'd like to learn new stuff from a cooking show, I think I'd prefer Lisa to win, and as far as it goes, I think her show would end up being a lot like Amy Findley's.
dbcurrie at 2:19PM on 07/14/08
Still rooting for Aaron. Best balance of cooking ability and camera presence of the whole bunch. Plus, I might actually cook some of his stuff, unlike Lisa. Looks like we might never get that world's greatest mac and cheese recipe...
DJ Dedd at 3:27PM on 07/14/08
Aaron. Clearly a skillful and talented cook, he seems naturally warm, and has great on-camera potential. I thought he was charming in his segment on RR with the brownie.
baboo at 4:19PM on 07/14/08
Aaron. Both he and Lisa can cook, but Lisa seems committed to doing "fancy" food that I would probably never cook myself. Adam just doesn't seem to have the food chops necessary.
Aaron cooks the food I'd want to cook and eat, and I think he'd be a fine on-camera host, once the nerves wear off.
minstrel at 6:45PM on 07/14/08
took a while to warm up to her, but i'm rooting hard for lisa to win...i really want her recipe for cassoulet
pcbaga at 4:29PM on 07/15/08
Hmmm--I'm repeating what others have said here, but my opinion is
Adam for a show where he cooks "to a challenge" and talks to other people
Lisa for a show where she shows her food knowledge and masterful cooking chops, but does NOT interact with other people
Aaron for cooking with kids!
If you feel a craving for more of my opinions, see a qualified psychotherapist--or go to Annie's New York Eats at http://www.www.annienewman.typepad.com
annien at 4:33PM on 07/15/08
It better be Aaron or Adam. Lisa is awfull.
rebeccapauline at 6:53PM on 07/15/08
God they all suck, at least Lisa and Adam aren't boring. Adam can't cook, I guess that leaves Lisa...
Chaos at 8:39PM on 07/15/08
Snap pea out of it, my friends!--Lisa can't change enough to make an appealing FN icon...but that doesn't mean she won't win.
Here is my pitiful cry into the wild: Please, please God, don't let it be Lisa. Yet, I suspect and fear it will be Lisa, solidifying my fears that success is almost never merit-based, but rests on a number of other random factors, including iconic hair, inflexibility, the snake-like female ability to cry on cue, and complete predictability.
I don't think she's "warmed up" at all--in fact I think she's just as inaccessible, out-of-touch and Vulcan-like as she was from the first.
I have a theory about all of this. She is the classic example of the failed redemption story none of us can get enough of but makes FANTASTIC media.
http://www.happyhoarfrost.blogspot.com/2008/07/next-food-network-starcan-lisa-change.html
As to her cooking chops--they're nice, but we all know they're not the main qualifier here. The only reason she is still standing is because FN needs her around to fascinate us.
True, I am bitter she is near Bobby Flay repeatedly, and I am not. If Captain Capsicum can't melt a girl's stoic exterior, what can?
I'm an Adam fan though, if I must.
HappyHoarfrost at 1:23PM on 07/16/08
I hope it is Lisa, she has the most to offer, and can cook up a storm. Go Lisa!
weljwm at 12:49AM on 07/18/08