8.1/109 votes#1 - 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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#2 - NYC on the Go
Season 8 Episode 2 - Aired 5/20/2012
This week's challenge is a food tour of New York! The finalists are split into three teams and will each take a busload of tourists on a tour of three different New York neighborhoods. How entertaining are they? What landmarks will they highlight? How much food knowledge do they impart? Then each finalist will have to prepare and serve a dish to the judges based on the research they do in the neighborhoods.
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#3 - Dessert Chopping Block
Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 5/27/2012
The 13 remaining finalists meet Chopped judges Alex Guarnaschelli, Scott Conant, and Marc Murphy and are given their Star Challenge: desserts. But it's not just any dessert challenge. Each team must use a basket of ingredients to create their best sweet concoction in a head-to-head inter-team battle -- Chopped style!
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#4 - Fashion Week Food Makeover
Season 8 Episode 4 - Aired 6/3/2012
Bland dishes receive makeovers during New York Fashion Week. Ted Allen is a guest judge.
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#5 - Guy Live
Season 8 Episode 5 - Aired 6/10/2012
The hopefuls film TV specials based on holidays or special events, with Season 2 winner Guy Fieri providing feedback.
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#6 - Iron Chef Food Court
Season 8 Episode 6 - Aired 6/17/2012
Iron Chef Geoffrey Zakarian challenges the 10 remaining hopefuls to feed 150 hungry shoppers in a food-court challenge that requires them to cook in a kiosk and incorporate a surprise mystery ingredient into their dishes.
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#7 - Meet the Press-Ure
Season 8 Episode 7 - Aired 6/24/2012
Nine hopefuls remain, and they're tested on how well they can handle themselves under pressure. First, they film their own promotional videos with no help from their producers. Then, a panel of journalists grills each of them, asking tough questions about their techniques, their personal backgrounds and the show they want to bring to the Food Network.
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#8 - Deen Family Beach Party
Season 8 Episode 8 - Aired 7/1/2012
The remaining eight go to the Miami South Beach Wine & Food Festival, where Paula Deen is hosting a summer beach party, to cook up the meal. Each chef creates a sophisticated adult dish and a kid-friendly version.
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- 7.8/107 votes
#9 - 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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#10 - Pilot Greenlights
Season 8 Episode 10 - Aired 7/15/2012
The finalists star in promos; four make the cut.
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#11 - Finale: A Star is Born
Season 8 Episode 11 - Aired 7/22/2012
The final three are joined by their families and the winner is revealed.
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The Best Episodes of Food Network Star Season 8
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Cooking competition following upcoming chefs, and the winner gets to host their own show!
Genre:Reality
Network:Food Network
Season 8 Ratings Summary
"Impossible Beginnings" is the best rated episode of "Food Network Star" season 8. It scored 8.1/10 based on 9 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 5/13/2012. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "NYC on the Go".