The winners of the Next Food Network Star don’t have much of a track record when it comes to having successful shows on Food Network. I lost interest in Partyline with Hearty Boys (who thought of that and how quick were they fired?) after just a couple of episodes. And Guy’s Big Bite? It’s ok, and he’s been able to parlay himself into hosting Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives…but have I made anything from any of these shows or been compelled to visit restaurants? You gotta be kidding.
This Sunday, Next Food Network Star Season 3 winner Amy Finley’s new show debuts at 1 p.m. ET. For those of us lucky enough to get the East Coast feed on Directv, that’ll be 10 a.m. PT. The “Gourmet Next Door” is the “perspective” (read: marketing angle) dreamed up during Finley’s run on the Next Food Network Star. It looks like the first epi will capitalize on Amy’s training in France — bistro favorites, pate a choux, etc. So is that Rachael Ray meets Julia Child? Remains to be seen. Review to come on Sunday.
