Kelsey Nixon, the perky blonde contestant on the fourth season of the
Next Food Network Star, is getting her own show. In the November issue of
Utah Valley magazine, she
discusses her new role at
Food Network: I've been approached by so many production companies, but I think Food Network is the route I should go. I'm working on a project with them right now — a web show about teaching cooking basics.

An overwhelming majority of you felt
Lisa Garza should get her own show on the Food Network, yet she was the only finalist on last season's
Next Food Network Star to walk away without a deal.
Now the food and media world is abuzz with rumors that the Dallas restaurateur scored herself a
new show on CBS. When asked about the rumors, Garza reportedly stayed mum, saying she
"can't afford to screw it up" by saying anything to the media just yet.

The
Food Network has announced that the
Next Food Network Star runner-up, Adam Gertler, will have his own series. The show will feature Adam demonstrating how food-industry insiders perform their jobs. Entitled "Will Work For Food," the series is scheduled to debut on Sept.