In the past, people with a high-level of cooking expertise from either culinary school or hands-on chef experience has competed. But this past winner a few weeks ago, Melissa D’Arabian, wasn’t a classically trained chef. She was an at-home cook with four kids who needed to get dinner on the table in a hurry.

Granted, she has a very high level of skill in the kitchen. But I think the fact that she won has opened it up for other, perhaps similar, entrants. If you watched the last season of the Next Food Network Star, you also saw that there were a few contestants early on who looked down at Melissa in the beginning because she was a home cook. These contestants came across arrogant and quite ridiculous, one of them even rolling their eyes at her while working on a challenge. This behavior was called out by Bobby Flay, who said that “a little chivalry goes a long way in the kitchen.”

Why these contestants had that uppity attitude is beyond me. Rachel Ray fully admits that she isn’t a chef and yet she does pretty darn well in the cooking world!

Still, with Melissa D’Arabian winning this past season, I think it will give some confidence to others who may feel that they can also be great on camera and show the world their culinary skills. Think it’s you? Enter today!

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Ready to be the Next Food Network Star?

They’re currently conducting a casting call for an upcoming movie titled “Buddies.”

Auditions will be split up into two “runways” — a Beverly Hills Chihuahua line for the posh pups and a Bolt line for those whose talents and tricks are many.

There are only four casting calls in four cities — check to see if you’re close to one! Limited sign-ups begin at noon local time and are run on a first come, first served basis:

Friday, March 13
Bolin Memorial Park
1649 W Adams St
Phoenix, AZ 85007
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Sunday, March 15
Fair Park (Museum of Nature & Science Bldg)
1300 Robert B Cullum Blvd.
Dallas, TX 75315
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Friday, March 20
Centennial Park
265 Park Ave West N.W.
Atlanta, GA 30313
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Sunday, March 22
Bayfront Park
301 North Biscayne Blvd.
Miami, FL 33132

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Disney’s Canine Casting Call

Producers are holding an open casting call Saturday from noon to 5 p.m. at Gardner Village, 1100 W. 7800 South in West Jordan. Bring your whole misbehavin’ brood! For more info, call the show’s casting hotline at 877-626-6984 or visit www.abc.go.com/primetime/supernanny.

“Supernanny” producers are eager to cast in Utah after last week’s episode, featuring the Goins family from Sandy and their hyperactive 7-year-old, garnered the highest ratings of the show’s third season.

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Calling all rowdy kids and frustrated parents in Utah!