You may have been around to hear me mention Adam Gertler several times before, and the Next Food Network Star non-winner has another new show premiering tonight, Kid in a Candy Store. Not long after losing the competition show, Adam showed up with Will Work for Food, and I still consider it one of the best shows to ever hit as a result of Food Network‘s reality talent search.
To be honest, no one has ever gone on to host an actual cooking show that I cared for at all.
At any rate, I have high hopes for this new show, and if Adam can bring the same fun to the world of sweets, I think he may have a hit for himself. He was available for a Q&A interview recently, and the chat was a real treat.
Check out the show tonight at 8:00 and 8:30.
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Food Network’s reality competition Next Food Network Star (or whatever it’s called) has proven to be the single most useless reality competition show in history. The first season kicked things off fairly well for such a show, and the second season got us something of a star for the network in Guy Fieri… except that he doesn’t cook in his shows. The third season got us a guy who faked his life story, which added some intrigue, but made us wonder how idiotic you can be and have your own network. It also brought the most boring show that has ever been on television.
Last season came down to three contestants, and Food Network wasn’t letting the audience vote this time around. Things came down to the very camera-friendly Adam Gertler, but the judges didn’t think he really had the food knowledge to have his own show; the outrageously unfriendly in every way… well, whatever her name was; and the guy who prefers to be known as Big Daddy, who could really make some ribs in his backyard.
So, Big Daddy’s House is now on Food Network, and Big Daddy ducks being the most boring show ever only by virtue of the previous winner having had six episodes of her own.
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