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The Next Food Network Star Season Six: Episode Six Recap
With the number of contestants dwindling, things are starting to get a bit more competitive between Brad, Aarti, Aria and the rest of the Food Network gang. This week’s episode starts with a focus on Brad, who barely made it through last week. In the first challenge, each contestant is assigned a picnic basket containing a set of themed ingredients. Brad draws the bachelorette party basket; Brianna gets a 5-year-old’s birthday. When it comes time to present their dishes to the judges, Brad is cool and collected and his food goes over well (finally!). Tom does well too, and he and Brad both win an advantage in the final (and earn a spot on Food Network’s new cooking channel).
For the star challenge this week, ‘Chopped’ host Ted Allen explains that they will be assigned a classic ‘retro’ dish, which they will need to reinterpret and serve at the former home of Frank Sinatra in Palm Springs. Brad and Tom, as winners of the first challenge, get to choose which dish they will prepare. They also get to assign dishes to their competitors. Brad picks chicken cordon bleu.
The dishes are mixed. Aria, who is tasked with reinterpreting pigs in a blanket, goes with shrimp instead; the judges are confused. Aarti prepares a curry in place of deviled eggs, but the judges don’t feel like there was much curry there. Herb prepares a variation on beef stroganoff, which doesn’t go over well, though they emphasize that they like his personality. Brad, in a complete turnaround from last week, references ‘My Way’ and wows everyone.
Brad is declared the winner. Serena, Tom, and Aria are also safe. Aarti, Herb and Brianna end up on the bottom, and the judges send Brianna home. It’s looking like Brad has a good deal of momentum at this point; we’ll see if he can keep it up next week.
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