Food Network Star (season 7)

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Food Network Star
Season 7
No. of contestants15
Winner Jeff Mauro
No. of episodes11
Release
Original network Food Network
Original releaseJune 5 (2011-06-05) 
August 14, 2011 (2011-08-14)
Season chronology
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The seventh season of the renamed American reality television series Food Network Star premiered Sunday, June 5, 2011. Food Network executives, Bob Tuschman and Susie Fogelson, are joined again by Bobby Flay and Giada De Laurentiis as the judges for this season. The series was filmed in Los Angeles, California and New York, New York.

Contents

After the first episode of this season aired as "The Next Food Network Star", the series was retitled Food Network Star and this name was used from the second episode onward. [1]

Contestants

Eliminated

(In order of elimination)

Runner-Up

Winner

Contestant Progress

Contestant1234567891011
Camera
Challenge
Winner
OrchidPennyJyllJyllNoneN/AWhitneyJyll
Mary Beth
JeffN/ASusie
JeffWININWINWINHIGHININWINWINLOWINWINNER
SusieININLOWWINWINHIGHINLOWHIGHWINWINRUNNER-UP
VicLOWINWINWINHIGHWININLOWHIGHWINOUT
Mary BethINWINLOWWININLOWLOWLOWLOWOUT
WhitneyINWININLOWINLOWINHIGHOUT
JyllLOWINININLOWINLOWOUT
PennyININWINLOWINHIGHOUT
ChrisINLOWWININININOUT
OrchidWINININWINLOWOUT
Justin D.ININWINLOWOUT
Justin B.INWINWINOUT
AliciaINLOWOUT
KatyINOUT
JubaWINOUT
HowieOUT
  (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 that episode's Star Challenge.
  (HIGH) The contestant was one of the Selection Committee's favorites for that week, but did not win the Star Challenge.
  (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.

Episodes

Week One: Lights, Camera, Cook

Original Air Date: June 5, 2011

Week Two: In the Line of Fire

Original Air Date: June 12, 2011

Week Three: Dueling Desserts

Original Air Date: June 19, 2011

Week Four: Cougar Town and Paula Deen

Original Air Date: June 26, 2011

Week Five: Diners, Drive-Ins and Fourth of July

Original Air Date: July 3, 2011

Week Six: Food Truck Face-Off

Original Air Date: July 10, 2011

Week Seven: Dinner Party for Wolfgang Puck

Original Air Date: July 17, 2011

Week Eight: Ina Garten and Rachael Ray

Original Air Date: July 24, 2011

Week Nine: Comedy Roast

Original Air Date: July 31, 2011

Week Ten: Iron Chef

Original Air Date: August 7, 2011

Week Eleven: Cook for Your Life and Pilots

Original Air Date: August 14, 2011

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