The Next Food Network Star
Find out which contestant will win their own Food Network show
The Finalist
Jeffrey Vaden
Eliminated Week 3
Jeffrey is 6'5" and brings a tall order to the kitchen. A graduate of The Culinary Institute of America, he has owned his own restaurant, catering business and was even a TV intern at one time. Although Jeffrey has a BA in Political Science and English from Howard University, he was drawn to cooking because it channels the creative side of the brain.
Age: 43
Hometown: White Plains, N.Y.
Occupation: Food service management
Favorite activities: Cooking, gardening, cycling, reading, hanging with friends
Interests: Botany, world politics/peace, global greening
Favorite food: Ice cream
Food/ingredient you won't go near: Anything with artificial sweeteners
Favorite music: Varied
Favorite shows: HGTV, The Office
Favorite book: Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil and The Da Vinci Code
Favorite movies: Jaws, Kill Bill, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Why you should be The Next Food Network Star:
I know a lot about food, and I love to teach/educate. I am fresh, new and excited; I can convey this well via the camera.
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