The fourth season of the American reality television series "The Next Food Network Star" premiered on Sunday, June 1, 2008, which runner-up, an American chef, television personality and occasional actor, was given a show, "Will Work for Food"?
The Next Food Network Star (season 4) The fourth season of the American reality television series "The Next Food Network Star" premiered on Sunday, June 1, 2008. Food Network executives, Bob Tuschman and Susie Fogelson, were joined by Bobby Flay as the Selection Committee for this season, which was filmed early 2008 in New York, New York and Las Vegas, Nevada. Aaron McCargo, Jr. was announced as the winner on the season finale, which aired on Sunday, July 27, 2008. His show, "Big Daddy's House", premiered on August 3, 2008. In addition, runner-up Adam Gertler was given a show, "Will Work for Food", which premiered January 19, 2009 and Kelsey Nixon, who finished fourth, began hosting her show, Kelsey's Essentials, on the Cooking Channel on November 6, 2010.
Top Chef Canada Top Chef Canada is a Canadian reality competition television series. The show premiered on April 11, 2011 on Food Network Canada. The first season consisted of 13 episodes, with 16 contestants vying for a grand prize of $100,000 and a GE Monogram kitchen valued at $30,000. Contestants shopped at Loblaws in season one and McEwan in season two. Like the original American series, each week the chef contestants compete against each other in culinary challenges. Contestants are judged by a panel of professional chefs and other notables from the food and wine industry, with one or more contestants being eliminated each week. The Canadian edition uses the same graphics and music as the American version of the program.