Food Network Star (season 12)

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Food Network Star
Season 12
No. of contestants13
Winner Tregaye Fraser
No. of episodes11
Release
Original network Food Network
Original releaseMay 22 (2016-05-22) –
July 31, 2016 (2016-07-31) [1]
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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. [1]

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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. [2] Comeback Kitchen was hosted by chef Tyler Florence and chef/actress Valerie Bertinelli; and it premiered on May 8, 2016, [1] although it initially became available on demand in some markets in April 2016. [3] This season also continued the inclusion of Star Salvation, a six-week [4] webseries 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). [5] [6]

Contestants

[7]

Winner

Runners-up

Eliminated

(in order of elimination)

Contestant progress

ContestantWeek
1234 1 567891011
Mentor
Challenge
Winner		—Erin
Martita
Joy
Damiano		TregayeMonterey
Jernard
Yaku		DamianoTregaye
Damiano		TregayeTregayeJernardJernard
Damiano		—
TregayeINHIGHLOWHIGHHIGHHIGHINHIGHINLOWWINNER
JernardINHIGHHIGHLOWHIGHHIGHHIGHLOWLOWINRUNNER-UP
DamianoINHIGHINHIGHINININHIGHININRUNNER-UP 4
YakuININLOWOUTOUT 2
AnaHIGHHIGHLOWHIGHLOWINLOWLOWOUT
ErinINLOWININININHIGHOUT
JoyININHIGHINHIGHLOWOUT
RobHIGHHIGHINLOWLOWOUT
MontereyHIGHLOWININOUT
MartitaINHIGHOUT
AaronLOWOUT
MelissaLOWOUT 3
HavirdOUT

^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.

  (WINNER) The contestant won the competition and thus became the next Food Network Star.
  (RUNNER-UP) The contestant made it to the finale, but did not win.
  (HIGH) The contestant was one of the selection committee's favorites for that week.
  (IN) The contestant performed well enough to move on to the next week.
  (LOW) The contestant was one of the selection committee's 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.

Comeback Kitchen contestants

[2]

ContestantOrig.
season
Penny Davidi 7
Matthew Grunwald 11
Martita Jara 8
Brianna Jenkins 6
Chris Kyler 10
Michele Ragussis 8
Dom Tesoriero11

Contestant progress

ContestantWeek
123
MartitaININWIN
DomLOWINOUT
MatthewININOUT
MicheleININOUT
ChrisININOUT 1
PennyLOWOUT
BriannaOUT

^Note 1 : Chris was eliminated after the mentor challenge.

  (WIN) The chef won Comeback Kitchen and returned to the main competition.
  (IN) The contestant performed well enough to move on to the next week.
  (LOW) The contestant was one of the selection committee's 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

This season of Star Salvation was hosted by Iron Chef Alex Guarnaschelli and season 11 winner Eddie Jackson. [4]

Contestant progress

ContestantWeek
123456
YakuINININININWIN
MontereyININININOUT
AnaOUT
ErinOUT
JoyOUT
RobOUT
AaronINOUT
HavirdOUT
  (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.

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