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Favorite foods: candy. pizza. pasta. cereal. in that order. and repeat.

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OK...Who's Going to WIN NFNS....Adam, Aaron or Lisa?

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

From Required Eating

In Videos: My Incredibly Cool Toaster

want.

steept at 6:20PM on 02/07/08

From Eating Out

The Best Pies in America: The Serious Eats Pie Honor Roll

Dangerously Delicious Pies in Baltimore, MD

steept at 1:03PM on 01/28/08

From Talk

My favorite cold cereal is _____

Don't even get me started on Quisp

Count Chocula. Fruity Pebbles. Cinnamon Toast Crunch. Cookie Crisp (when there was still the cookie crook, before ralston sold out, and the formula got changed).
Anything with sugar is what I am getting at here.

steept at 12:06PM on 12/11/07

From Required Eating

Seriously Delicious Holiday Giveaway: Bacon of the Month Club

I like it to bend, with some crunch around the edges. reaching perfection when there is a fair balance of fat remaining on the strip and the pool of grease that said strip is resting in.

steept at 11:46AM on 12/10/07

From Talk

Grocery shopping confessions...

lets see...

Cereal. something sugary or with marshmallows.

Ramen noodles. shrimp or oriental (so offensive) (no I am not in college. I am 29, and genuinely enjoy ramen noodles even still)

Toaster hash browns

V8

Smartfood popcorn

all produce and such I get from the farmer's market.

steept at 2:18PM on 09/02/07

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Post your profession...

29 yr old rock DJ from Lancaster, PA.

and a Professional Doer of Things.

steept at 11:12AM on 08/30/07

From Talk

Where's everybody from?

Lancaster, PA
in the "city"

Central Market, of course... (tuesdays fridays saturdays)
Eastern Market (only saturdays)
Rhubarbs (natural food)
then there's Giant, and Darrenkamps
ahh the 24hr megamart.

there are far better places to eat than there are to shop at.

steept at 3:32PM on 08/29/07

From Talk

What fruit could you eat every day for the rest of your life?

clementines.

steept at 7:50PM on 08/24/07

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News flash: _____ will be discontinued in 2 weeks!

When I was young, I used to eat Screaming Yellow Zonkers like they were going out of style.
Then they sort of went away. Years and years later, and coincidentally only a few months ago, I did an ebay search for Screaming Yellow Zonkers. Sure enough, they were still in production, sold only in limited markets, like milwaukee. I got 5 boxes from ebay, and savored them. Just like I remembered. about a week after I finished that last box, I got an email from the guy I got them from and he said that Screaming Yellow Zonkers were being discontinued and he only had a few cases left that he would continue to unload on ebay, when they were gone, they were gone....
I didn't get anymore. The auctions all went for too much $$$, and I was content having gotten them again just before their demise. Just in time.

Oh and don't even get me started on Quisp...

T

steept at 7:17PM on 08/08/07

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OK...Who's Going to WIN NFNS....Adam, Aaron or Lisa?

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

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OK...Who's Going to WIN NFNS....Adam, Aaron or Lisa?

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

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OK...Who's Going to WIN NFNS....Adam, Aaron or Lisa?

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

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OK...Who's Going to WIN NFNS....Adam, Aaron or Lisa?

It better be Aaron or Adam. Lisa is awfull.

rebeccapauline at 6:53PM on 07/15/08

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OK...Who's Going to WIN NFNS....Adam, Aaron or Lisa?

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

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OK...Who's Going to WIN NFNS....Adam, Aaron or Lisa?

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

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OK...Who's Going to WIN NFNS....Adam, Aaron or Lisa?

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

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OK...Who's Going to WIN NFNS....Adam, Aaron or Lisa?

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

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OK...Who's Going to WIN NFNS....Adam, Aaron or Lisa?

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

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OK...Who's Going to WIN NFNS....Adam, Aaron or Lisa?

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