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An all-access pass for fans of television’s most challenging food fight . . . and the Food Network stars it has created

For seven delicious seasons, Food Network Star finalists have endured weeks of grueling and complex cooking challenges to compete for the biggest prize in television: their own Food Network show. Each finalist is put to the test to determine his or her culinary competence and on-screen star potential, and the stakes are high. The last finalist standing is launched into food and television celebrity.

Now, for the first time ever, go behind the scenes with the finalists as they compete to win a life-changingspot on Food Network. From the drama of the challenges to the delicious winning recipes, Food Network Star: The Official Insider’s Guide to America’s Hottest Food Show showcases hundreds of photosand stories from the finalists and celebrity judges, including the selection committee:

Susie Fogelson
Giada De Laurentiis
Bob Tuschman

and Food Network personalities:

Alton Brown
Cat Cora
Paula Deen
Duff Goldman
Robert Irvine
Rachael Ray
Michael Symon
Ina Garten
Tyler Florence
The Neelys

Plus recipes and stories from Season Seven

You’ve watched them compete to earn their spot in Food Network’s lineup—now you can cook the star’s recipes in your own kitchen.

Dan Smith and Steve McDonagh’s Lobster Potpie
Guy Fieri’s Jackass Rolls
Amy Finley’s Eggs en Cocotte
Aaron McCargo Jr.’s Stuffed Pork Chops
Melissa d’Arabian’s Flexible Four-Step Chicken for Family and Company
Aarti Sequeira’s Ground Lamb Kofta Kebabs with Pomegranate Glaze

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Here is the official companion to cable television’s most challenging food fight. Food Network Star: The Official Insider’s Guide to America’s Hottest Food Show is your all-access, behind-the-scenes pass to Food Network’s highest rated series ever—where intense tests of talent and exciting guest stars steer a handful of finalists towards the ultimate dream job: his or her own Food Network show.  Food Network Star: The Official Insider’s Guide to America’s Hottest Food Show brings you all the drama of seasons one through seven—plus winning recipes, candid photographs, revealing bios, trivia, and insider stories about the contestants and celebrity judges, including Bobby Flay, Susie Fogelson, Guy Fieri, Rachael Ray, Wolfgang Puck, Melissa d’Arabian, and Hollywood luminaries like Courtney Cox and Eva Longoria.