9.5/1011 votesLoading...#1 - Potluck, Cakes and Wedding Challenge
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 6/3/2007
Season 3 kicks off as the 11 finalists are introduced and presented with their first three challenges. They must create an original dish for a dinner party; decorate a wedding cake; and cater a wedding for 100 guests in six hours. The 11 finalists struggle to complete their first three assignments, which include creating an original dish for a Selection Committee dinner party; decorating a wedding cake; and catering a wedding for 100 guests in six hours.
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8.6/108 votesLoading...#2 - Beauty and the Beast
Season 13 Episode 2 - Aired 6/11/2017
The finalists host a party celebrating Disney's live-action feature Beauty and the Beast. The finalists are divided into three teams, with each team drawing inspiration from one of the iconic rooms of the castle to decorate a serving station and cook up a dish before presenting to a ballroom full of party guests. Special guest Sandra Lee attends the event with Giada De Laurentiis and Bobby Flay to help pick a winning team, then two finalists from the losing team are sent home.
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- 8.4/1012 votesLoading...
#3 - Food Truck Face-Off
Season 7 Episode 6 - Aired 7/10/2011
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- 8.3/1010 votesLoading...
#4 - Cougar Town and Paula Deen
Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 6/26/2011
Food Network Star alum Melissa d'Arabian challenges the finalists to use a Kellogg's product to create sophisticated and impressive hors d'oeuvres for a surprise guest. Paula Deen makes a surprise visit to the Food Star Kitchen. At the Star Challenge, the finalists go Hollywood as they team up to feed the cast and crew of the hit show Cougar Town.
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- 8.2/108 votesLoading...
#5 - Star Quality
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 6/1/2008
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- 8.2/108 votesLoading...
#6 - You . . . In a Jar
Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 6/15/2008
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- 8.2/108 votesLoading...
#7 - Being an Expert
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 6/22/2008
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- 8.2/107 votesLoading...
#8 - Beat Bobby Flay
Season 13 Episode 7 - Aired 7/16/2017
The finalists take on the hit Food Network show, Beat Bobby Flay! In the first round of cooking, the finalists go head-to-head to determine who will take on the master himself, Bobby Flay, in round two. Anyone who can beat Bobby is safe from elimination, but those who are not up to the challenge may lose their spot in the competition. Special guest Anne Burrell helps determine which finalist will not be moving on.
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- 8.1/109 votesLoading...
#9 - Impossible Beginnings
Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 5/13/2012
In the premiere episode of Food Network Star, 15 hopefuls arrive in New York to compete for the ultimate dream job: to host their own show on Food Network. The finalists arrive at the Food Network kitchens to greet their team leaders, Alton Brown, Bobby Flay and Giada De Laurentiis, and meet their rivals for the first time! Special guest Robert Irvine gives the finalists their first Star Challenge: to create their very own Pop-Up restaurant from the ground up - with an extremely limited budget and very little time.
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8.1/1010 votesLoading...#10 - Auditions
Season 13 Episode 1 - Aired 6/4/2017
Twelve Food Network Star hopefuls arrive at the beautiful and historic Orpheum Theater in downtown Los Angeles, hoping for their big break. Upon their arrival, Giada De Laurentiis and Bobby Flay greet them with some troubling news: they have to pass one more big audition before they will officially be considered finalists. But that’s not all, there is one more person joining the competition, and that’s the winner of Food Network Star: Comeback Kitchen. Special guests Robert Irvine and Monti Carlo help Giada and Bobby decide who will be the first competitor sent home.
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#11 - Diners, Drive-Ins and Fourth of July
Season 7 Episode 5 - Aired 7/3/2011
Guy Fieri rolls up in his classic red Camaro to guide the finalists through a segment of Diners, Drive-ins and Dives. Then the finalists head out to a Fourth of July bash where they must re-create American classic dishes AND perform their first cooking demo on stage.
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#12 - Dinner Party for Wolfgang Puck
Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 7/17/2011
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- 8.0/107 votesLoading...
#13 - Summer Party Playoffs
Season 13 Episode 6 - Aired 7/9/2017
It's halfway through the competition, so it's time for midterms! Each of the remaining seven finalists must make their best potato dish and overcome the one thing in the competition that has been holding them back. Then it's time to celebrate summer with Tiffani Thiessen, who helps Giada De Laurentiis and Bobby Flay judge the finalists' efforts as they each host a summer social gathering for a crowd of people in a park.
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- 7.9/1013 votesLoading...
#14 - Big Screen Bites
Season 9 Episode 4 - Aired 6/23/2013
This week, the finalists will compete at a one of these extravagant cinemas. Paired into teams of three, they will have to create a menu and a movie trailer for a focus group of movie enthusiasts.
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#15 - Cooking Goes Live!
Season 13 Episode 8 - Aired 7/23/2017
The finalists must try their hand at something big, taking their inspiration from Josh Denny and his hit Food Network show, Ginormous Food. Then, it's time for the up-to-the-minute trend of live cooking while streaming on social media. Each finalist streams their take on a start-to-finish 15-minute weeknight meal while viewers cook along. Surprise guest Alex Guarnaschelli provides feedback on the finalists' performances as Giada De Laurentiis and Bobby Flay send one more finalist on their way.
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- 7.8/108 votesLoading...
#16 - FN Star On the Go
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 6/8/2008
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#17 - In the Line of Fire
Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 6/12/2011
The 14 remaining finalists must create a pizza that reflects their culinary point of view. A surprise elimination shocks the finalists. The pressure is really on for the group during the Star Challenge when they have to cook in front of a panel of Food Network superstars!
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#18 - Dueling Desserts
Season 7 Episode 3 - Aired 6/19/2011
The finalists have their work cut out for them during the Camera Challenge when they must use a sweet Hershey's product to turn dessert into dinner. Special guests Duff Goldman and Michael Symon challenge the finalists to create a Dueling Desserts party. When the finalists are split into two teams, tension mounts as they struggle to work together to beat their opponents and save themselves from elimination.
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#19 - Comedy Roast
Season 7 Episode 9 - Aired 7/31/2011
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#21 - Cook For Your Life & Pilots
Season 7 Episode 11 - Aired 8/14/2011
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- 7.8/107 votesLoading...
#22 - Deliciously Unpredictable Demos
Season 8 Episode 9 - Aired 7/8/2012
The 7 remaining contestants are challenged to do a three-minute live cooking demo at the South Beach Wine Food Festival. They must create their signature dish and demo one step of it to a live audience and the Selection Committee. There is a twist, however; each demo is set up to have some sort of problem meant to test the contestants' main weaknesses. The bottom two people will be up for elimination.
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7.8/109 votesLoading...#23 - Live Demo at Knott's Berry Farm
Season 10 Episode 5 - Aired 6/29/2014
The contestants visit Knott's Berry Farm amusement park in Buena Park, California, where they are tasked with performing a food demo before hundreds of attendees.
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7.8/108 votesLoading...#24 - Show Promos
Season 12 Episode 3 - Aired 6/5/2016
The finalists pair up to shoot a promo for their version of a show called "Family Road Trip!" Whether their destination is camping, the state fair or even Grandma's house, their promo and dishes had better impress Giada De Laurentiis, Bobby Flay and the guest judges, Food Network Magazine's Editor-in-Chief Maile Carpenter and actress Ali Larter!
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7.8/1011 votesLoading...#25 - Good Mythical Morning
Season 12 Episode 6 - Aired 6/26/2016
Duff Goldman joins Giada De Laurentiis and Bobby Flay as the finalists take their culinary prowess to new levels with "edible art." Then, Rhett and Link, hosts of the wildly popular YouTube channel "Good Mythical Morning," challenge the finalists to take a spin as a guest on their show. Each finalist participates in their very own "Will It?" segment, pairing unlikely ingredients and asking questions like "Will It Jell-O?" and "Will It Cookie?"
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The Best Episodes of Food Network Star
Every episode of Food Network Star ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Food Network Star!
Cooking competition following upcoming chefs, and the winner gets to host their own show!
Genre:Reality
Network:Food Network
Best Episodes Summary
"Potluck, Cakes and Wedding Challenge" is the best rated episode of "Food Network Star". It scored 9.5/10 based on 11 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 6/3/2007. This episode scored 0.9 points higher than the second highest rated, "Beauty and the Beast".