I started watching The Next Food Network Star last season and had a hard time finding someone I could like. I thought JAG had promise, but those who watched the show remember how that turned out. In the end, I chose Amy (who won and produced an awful show) over Rory, who probably would have also produced something that no one wanted to watch. Either way the Network was damned.

I couldn’t wait for the new season to start, but once it did I have noticed that again, I am finding it hard to find someone to really root for in the scheme of things. I know who I absolutely want to go home today, but I don’t know who I want to remain on the Network after the show is over. Of course, I realize that it’s just week two, so it’s hard to say that the contestants won’t grow and develop as the show wears on. I am hoping that by the end of the show I will see someone evolve into the Next Food Network Star, which is kind of the point of the entire show.

Currently, there are eight potential winners left. Of the two that have been kicked off, Cory Kahaney (the non-funny comedian) and Kevin Roberts (Mr. Food is Sexy) I can’t say that I was too sad to see them go. However, I would have gladly sent home Nipa and put up with either for an additional week.

In the case of Cory, it wasn’t that she was a comedian or that she wasn’t funny, it was that she looked like she was going for a root canal every time she was put up in a presentation situation. This uncomfortable nature would not have made for a good show and while she might have been a good cook, there is no way that viewers would be able to get past that demeanor.

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