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I loved Adam. I have watched his new show several times. His humor is fun and he is great on camera but I would definitely like to see him do a cooking show. He is like Guy in that his real appeal is as a personality. I think he will be another star like Guy and will be one to watch- I am sure that Will Work for Food is just the beginning.

I have to agree about Aaron. He just isn't that interesting on his show- I have seen it several times and am just not that impressed or interested in watching it again. He still feels stiff and forced on camera to me and doesn't really have anything compelling to teach as far as food goes. He is another FNS dud like all the others execpt Guy. I think they have had a hard time picking the right winner every season but the second. JAG should have won Season 3 but he took himself out. I would still love to see him get a show on FN. I would like to see Lisa get a real cooking show too. She actually knows food and would bring a different element that is currently in short supply on FN. Aidia, Sonny, Aaron-- all duds

Drama major? No wonder he is so comfortable in front of the camera. So far, the show doesn't suck.

Sorry I'm late ... sorry to Serious Eats, I should say, not sorry to Food Network. I slid by Food Network last night and saw that Adam had a show. I thought it was new! I had no idea he'd won it last summer! Tells you how much I watch FN anymore. First though, good for Adam. Anyone lamenting the fact that Lisa didn't win should look at the current offerings and realize that Lisa cannot save FN with her haute cuisine. If FN wants to fill their schedule with the umpteenth version of "Follow That Food with Gordon Elliott" so be it. The focus is no longer on recipes, at least in primetime where we get to watch people Work For Food, Follow That Food and ask the seemingly endless query How Did That Get On My Plate? +YAWN+

I'm not surprised that Adam got his own show. He was the only one of the final three who had actual personality. It's PAINFUL to watch Aaron's show - regardless of whether he can cook well or not. Aaron has all the perosnality of a limp carrot. Lisa.... same deal, but at least she had personality in her promo show. Aaron's promo showed that even when he's trying to have personality, it's forced. He doesn't have any original ideas - even the idea for his promo show was mainly thought up by others. His vegas 'commercial' was the easiest of the final three - almost as if the people making the contest realized he had no personality or acting talent so they gave him something where you didn't need much to begin with. He should have been dumped from the Next Food Network star back in Vegas when he was hands down the worst contestant, even according to all the 'Vegas' people trying the food. But the judges had a lovefest with him so... eh. One of them saying "The runner stumbles, do you remove him?" Yes. Yes you do - it was a competition - he lost. He should have been dumped.

With Adam, being comfortable in front of the camera seems to come naturally. He's sort of like Guy Fieri. You just -want- to watch him, regardless of whether he's cooking or not. And according to the people in Vegas, he seems to be a good cook as well (according to the Winn chefs). But guess what... you can't transmit taste through the TV. What remains? Personality.

I can't wait to see his show - it's like Dirty Jobs...but with food. Now if they only would realize they chose a dud as the winner. Congrats Adam! And congratulations Food Network on partially fixing your mistake. Finish it by not renewing Big Daddy's Kitchen... House... whatever.

Yawn. Another stupid FN show. I'd watch if Martha Stewart guested. It would be fun to see the horrified look on her face again if Adam serenaded her.

Lisa and Shane - I'd watch.

I think food network is becoming kind of like Microsoft, very bottom line thinking and forgetting to innovate, but rather playing to large market segments ... foodies are ignored ... I would have watched Lisa, I could have learned something from her ... Aaron can cook, but I probably won't watch ... Adam fits the Rachel Ray mold of TV cook, they'll give him a cooking coach and if anyone watches, before long maybe he'll be demo-ing someone elses recipes

Aaron is now the winner and he has Lisa to think. She saved his bacon in the this show by reminding him to do the chicken parm. Funny, because in an earlier show she completely ignored Kelsey's simple question because she didn't want to give any aid to the competition. Maybe this was Lisa trying to soften her image, as the judges kept telling her. If so, she may have shot herself in the foot. Hope Aaron sends her a dozen roses out of his FN salary.

You know what is really sad.......the fact that we all vent about the quality of the "new" shows the FN is producing, and yet despite our ramblings.....they just mass produce even more of the same rubbish. They "don't care" about the "quality" of their "recent" offerings or the culinary "talent" of their stars, it's all about drawing an audience and the advertising dollars. I thought Anthony Bourdain's harsh appraisal of the FN was initially uncalled for. NOW I'm his biggest supporter!

Way 2 go Adam bring home 2 Philly babe.

I DVR'd this last night and watched it this morning before going to work. I am the "opener" for a pretty nice restaurant. I prep all the lunch and then cook lunch and prep some dinner items. I thought all day about this FN show thinking if they could even survive in a busy restaurant kitchen like mine with 3 different menus and dining rooms. (nevermind it being 90-95 degrees in there) I can't even imaging any of the 3 finalist doing a tv show!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I still have a very hard time believing that Bobby Flay is "willing" to be a part of this on-going travesty of a "cooking show". He has too much class, sophistication and a dedicated no-nonsense approach to his craft that watching him partake in this poorly disguised excuse for program and sponsor endorsements is very disturbing. He has to be "under the gun" by TFN, or being paid a huge stipend to participate in this series. I'm sure he wouldn't seriously consider any of the contestants as worthy of stellar employment status in one of his "signature" restaurants. As for Paula, I'm sure she just wants to be a sport about the whole thing and is going along for the ride.

Episode 5 Recap? Methinks this was actually episode 7...