Food Network Star (season 10)
| Food Network Star (season 10) | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United States |
| Release | |
| Original network | Food Network |
| Original release |
June 1 – August 10, 2014 |
| Additional information | |
| No. of contestants | 12 |
| Winner | Lenny McNab |
The tenth season of the American reality television series Food Network Star premiered June 1, 2014 on Food Network.[1]
Season 10 continued the season 8 concept of having Bobby Flay, Giada De Laurentiis and Alton Brown mentor the contestants, as well as returning the Star Salvation web series from season 9. Star Salvation was hosted by season 9 winner Damaris Phillips and Iron Chef Geoffrey Zakarian. In addition to eliminated contestants from this season, Chad Rosenthal (from season 9) and Martie Duncan (from season 8) competed in Star Salvation.
Contestants
Winner
Runners-up
- Luca Della Casa - San Antonio, Texas (Returned to the competition after winning "Star Salvation")
- Nicole Gaffney - Atlantic City, New Jersey
Eliminated
(In order of elimination)
- Donna Sonkin Shaw - New York City, New York
- Kenny Lao - New York, New York
- Aryen Moore-Alston - Memphis, Tennessee
- Christopher Lynch - New Orleans, Louisiana
- Reuben Ruiz - Miami, Florida
- Chris Kyler- Stafford, Virginia
- Emma Frisch - Ithaca, New York
- Loreal Gavin - Indianapolis, Indiana
- Sarah Penrod - League City, Texas
Contestant progress
| Contestant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lenny | HIGH | HIGH | LOW | LOW | HIGH | IN | HIGH | LOW | HIGH | IN | WINNER |
| Luca | IN | OUT | IN | WIN | HIGH | IN | RUNNER-UP | ||||
| Nicole | HIGH | IN | IN | WIN | IN | LOW | IN | WIN | LOW1 | IN | RUNNER-UP2 |
| Sarah | LOW | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | LOW | WIN | LOW | OUT | |
| Loreal | HIGH | IN | LOW | IN | HIGH | HIGH | IN | LOW | OUT | ||
| Emma | LOW | IN | WIN | WIN | IN | LOW | LOW | OUT | |||
| Chris | IN | LOW | LOW | IN | IN | HIGH | OUT | ||||
| Reuben | IN | IN | IN | WIN | LOW | OUT | |||||
| Christopher | IN | IN | WIN | LOW | OUT | ||||||
| Aryen | IN | IN | IN | OUT | |||||||
| Kenny | IN | LOW | OUT | ||||||||
| Donna | OUT | ||||||||||
^Note 1 : Nicole won the mini-challenge but was in the bottom three for the main challenge.
^Note 2 : Nicole was eliminated from the final three mid-way through the finale.
- (WINNER) The contestant won the competition and became the next "Food Network Star".
- (RUNNER-UP) The contestant made it to the finale, but did not win.
- (WIN) The contestant won the challenge for that week.
- (RETURNED) The contestant won Star Salvation and returned to the main competition.
- (HIGH) The contestant was one of the Selection Committee's favorites for that week.
- (IN) The contestant was not one of the Selection Committee's favorites nor their least favorites. They were not up for elimination.
- (LOW) The contestant was one of the Selection Committee's three or four least favorites for that week, but was not eliminated.
- (LOW) The contestant was one of the Selection Committee's two least favorites for that week, but was not eliminated.
- (OUT) The contestant was the Selection Committee's least favorite for that week, and was eliminated.
Star Salvation
Following the success of Season 9, Star Salvation returned for a second season. Hosted this time by Geoffrey Zakarian and season 9 champion Damaris Phillips, each episode will feature the most recently eliminated contestant competing against the remaining previously eliminated contestants for a second chance at winning. In addition, this season included Season 8 Fan Favorite Martie Duncan and Season 9 Fan Favorite Chad Rosenthal competing alongside the eliminated chefs.
| Contestant | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luca | IN | IN | IN | IN | WIN | |
| Reuben | OUT | |||||
| Chad | IN | IN | IN | IN | IN | OUT |
| Christopher | OUT | |||||
| Aryen | OUT | |||||
| Kenny | OUT | |||||
| Martie | IN | OUT | ||||
| Donna | OUT | |||||
- (WIN) The chef won Star Salvation and returned to the main competition.
- (IN) The chef continued in the competition.
- (OUT) The chef lost in that week's Star Salvation and was eliminated from the competition.
Episode 1
- Advanced: Chad and Martie
- Eliminated: Donna
Episode 2
- Advanced: Chad and Luca
- Eliminated: Martie
Episode 3
- Advanced: Chad and Luca
- Eliminated: Kenny
Episode 4
- Advanced: Chad and Luca
- Eliminated: Aryen
Episode 5
- Advanced: Chad and Luca
- Eliminated: Christopher
Episode 6
- Advanced: Luca
- Eliminated, Round 2: Reuben
- Eliminated, Round 1: Chad
Episodes
Episode 1
- High: Lenny, Loreal and Nicole
- Low: Emma, Sarah and Donna
- Out: Donna
Episode 2
- High: Lenny
- Low: Kenny, Chris and Luca
- Out: Luca
Episode 3
- Winner of Heat 1: Christopher
- Winner of Heat 2: Emma
- Low: Lenny, Chris, Loreal and Kenny
- Out: Kenny
Episode 4
- Winners: Emma, Nicole and Reuben
- Low: Lenny, Christopher and Aryen
- Out: Aryen
Episode 5
- High: Lenny and Loreal
- Low: Reuben and Christopher
- Out: Christopher
Episode 6
- High: Loreal and Chris
- Low: Emma, Nicole and Reuben
- Out: Reuben
Episode 7
The remaining contestants were sent to Las Vegas, Nevada.
- Returned: Luca
- High: Lenny
- Low: Emma, Sarah and Chris
- Out: Chris
Episode 8
- Winners: Sarah, Luca and Nicole
- Low: Lenny, Loreal and Emma
- Out: Emma
Episode 9
The Remaining Contestants Were Sent To New York, New York
- High: Luca and Lenny
- Low: Nicole, Sarah and Loreal
- Out: Loreal
Episode 10
- Advanced: Luca, Nicole, and Lenny
- Out: Sarah
Episode 11
- Runners-up: Nicole Gaffney and Luca Della Casa
- The Next Food Network Star: Lenny McNab
- Show on Food Network: Cowboy Up
References
- ↑ ""Food Network Star" Returns for Tenth Season with New Cast of Contenders and More Intense Culinary Challenges". TheFutonCritic.com. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.