NFNS Week 6

So we go into Week 6 of the Next Food Network Star. 5 are gone and 5 remain: Shane, Kelsey, Lisa, Aaron and Adam. Unfortunately, to watch this week's episode, I had to endure Rachael Ray's idiocy. God I can't stand that woman...but the challenge is to prep and cook with some young Girl Scouts (maybe 10 years old?). The meal is supposed to be kid friendly and each pair is given 4 minutes to present their dish in front of a live studio audience on the Rachael Ray show.

Aaron was first up and did a pretty dang good job. He seemed like he was in his element, far more so than last week's disaster in front of the camera.

Kelsey was second and didn't do very well. She didn't do much of the cooking, but seemed very comfortable and very in control. She even got away with calling her "Rach."

Shane forgot his Girl Scout's name and the entire presentation was rushed. Not only did he forget her name, he also didn't let her do much in the presentation. But the judges seemed to like his dish.

Lisa annoyed me off the bat. She really hopes her Girl Scout has a sophisticated palate. She started off really strong in her presentation, but then halfway into it she totally loses her cool and freezes. She shuts down and doesn't come back so Rachael had to step in and save the day.

Finally Adam goes and (also finally) he does a great job. He looked comfortable, meshed really well with Rachael (that anyone can is a miracle) and cooked a good looking BBQ chicken and spinach pita sandwich.

So I totally didn't see Shane's elimination coming. Maybe being a kid star hurt him in the end because the judges didn't feel he was being genuine enough. In the end, though, I think he got screwed because everyone else was having a great week.