Blogging Lesson: Embrace the Journey

August 17, 2011

This blogging lesson comes courtesy of Season 7 Episode #7 of The Next Food Network Star . Blogging Lesson #1: Embrace the Journey It’s “midterms” for the show – and once again two contestants are eliminated in a single show.  The first challenge is for the contestants to prepare and present their “signature” dish. Chris [...]

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Blogging Lesson: Engage and hold your audience

August 15, 2011

This blogging lesson comes courtesy of Season 7 Episode #6 of The Next Food Network Star. Blogging Lesson: Engage and hold your audience The finalists are divided into groups of three and the challenge is to create a unique concept for a food truck.  From promotion to advertising, the contestants are challenged to meld their [...]

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Blogging Lesson: Find your voice

August 12, 2011

This blogging lesson comes courtesy of Season 7 Episode #5 of The Next Food Network Star. Blogging Lesson:  Find your voice to connect with your audience In this episode – Guy Fieri schools the contestants on the fine art of interviewing cooks and restaurant owners for his popular show “Diners, Drive ins and Dives”.   For [...]

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Blogging Lesson: Presentation is everything

August 9, 2011

What you can learn about blogging by watching Season 7 Episode #4 of The Next Food Network Star: Blogging Lesson: Presentation is everything The challenge for this episode was to feed the cast and crew of a television show.  The finalists were put into teams and had to make a presentation to a panel of [...]

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Blogging Lesson: Keep the positive front and center

August 6, 2011

What you can learn about blogging by watching Season 7 Episode #3 of The Next Food Network Star: Blogging Lesson: Keep the positive front and center The challenge for this episode was to first use chocolate to create a dinner dish – and then to create a memorable dessert. Alicia runs her own bakery – [...]

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