who won the food network star in 2016
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title: Food Network Star (season 12) text: the season). <br> <br> <br> This season of "Star Salvation" was hosted by Iron Chef Alex Guarnaschelli and season 11 winner Eddie Jackson. Food Network Star (season 12) The twelfth season of the American reality television series Food Network Star premiered May 22, 2016 on Food Network. Food Network chefs Bobby Flay and Giada de Laurentiis returned to the series as judges. This season featured thirteen contestants rather than twelve; the thirteenth contestant, Martita Jara (who originally appeared in the series' eighth season), was chosen via a three-week spin-off series called "Comeback Kitchen", where seven former "Food Network Star" contestants title: Food Network Star text: contestants were not divided into teams as in season 8. Many of this season's contestants had previously appeared on other Food Network shows. The winner was Damaris Phillips, decided by an audience vote cast on foodnetwork.com and announced live on August 11, 2013. The winner was Lenny McNab, decided by an audience vote cast on foodnetwork.com and announced live on August 10, 2014. It is the last season to date where the finale aired live—all subsequent season finales would be filmed months in advance prior to airing. Beginning with this season, Alton Brown no longer appeared as a judge. The title: Food Network Star text: Guy Fieri was announced as the winner on April 23, 2006, beating Reggie Southerland. Fieri has achieved considerable success at Food Network since his victory, and is still regularly on air as of July 2018. "Guy's Big Bite" premiered in June 2006 and was picked up for a second season in 2008 and remains in production. Currently, it is in its seventeenth season. Originally intended as a one-hour special, Fieri's second series, "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives", premiered April 23, 2007 and is still in production, currently in its thirtieth season. He went on to the series, "Ultimate Recipe Showdown", premiering title: Food Network Star (season 12) text: Valerie Bertinelli; and it premiered on May 8, 2016, although it initially became available on demand in some markets in April 2016. This season also continued the inclusion of "Star Salvation", a six-week webseries that featured the most recently eliminated contestant competing against the remaining previously eliminated contestants for a chance to re-enter the main "Food Network Star" competition. Unlike previous seasons, executives Bob Tuschman and Susie Fogelson did not assist in the judging; nor did chief executive Brooke Johnson appear in the finale to introduce the winner (Tuschman left Food Network and Johnson retired prior to the start of title: Food Network Star (season 12) text: Food Network Star (season 12) The twelfth season of the American reality television series Food Network Star premiered May 22, 2016 on Food Network. Food Network chefs Bobby Flay and Giada de Laurentiis returned to the series as judges. This season featured thirteen contestants rather than twelve; the thirteenth contestant, Martita Jara (who originally appeared in the series' eighth season), was chosen via a three-week spin-off series called "Comeback Kitchen", where seven former "Food Network Star" contestants competed for a chance to participate in season 12 of the main series. "Comeback Kitchen" was hosted by chef Tyler Florence and chef/actress