Food Network Star (season 12)
| Food Network Star (season 12) | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 11 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Food Network |
| Original release |
May 22 – July 31, 2016 |
| No. of contestants | 13 |
| Winner | Tregaye Fraser |
| Season chronology | |
May 22 – July 31, 2016
The twelfth season of the American reality television series Food Network Star premiered May 22, 2016 on Food Network. Food Network chefs Bobby Flay and Giada de Laurentiis returned to the series as judges.
This season featured thirteen contestants rather than twelve; the thirteenth contestant, Martita Jara (who originally appeared in the series' eighth season), was chosen via a three-week spin-off series called Comeback Kitchen, where seven former Food Network Star contestants competed for a chance to participate in season 12 of the main series.Comeback Kitchen was hosted by chef Tyler Florence and chef/actress Valerie Bertinelli; and it premiered on May 8, 2016, although it initially became available on demand in some markets in April 2016. This season also continued the inclusion of Star Salvation, a six-weekwebseries that featured the most recently eliminated contestant competing against the remaining previously eliminated contestants for a chance to re-enter the main Food Network Star competition.
Unlike previous seasons, executives Bob Tuschman and Susie Fogelson did not assist in the judging; nor did chief executive Brooke Johnson appear in the finale to introduce the winner (Tuschman left Food Network and Johnson retired prior to the start of the season).
(in order of elimination)
^Note 1 : Because of the challenge outcome, the judges did not select a winning team. Instead, they identified the three best individual cooks.
^Note 2 : Yaku returned to the competition after winning Star Salvation.
^Note 3 : Melissa did not appear in the finale.
^Note 4 : Damiano was eliminated from the final three midway through the finale.
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