silentbob007

The biggest problem I can see with this show, already, is ... I don't have some of these ingredients and, even if I wanted to make something, I probably don't want to make it so much that I'd go to an specialty grocery.

davidh777

I thought it was interesting that they're running a short ad thanking viewers for making TNFNS the top-rated food show on cable. So I guess it passed Top Chef.

davidh777

Oh, and I thought the title graphics looked juvenile

Bobby Shalom

Not sure he's that screwed.

Tom Pizzica is getting his own show called Outrageous Food

Stuffed into the bottom of the Food Network's press release about Aarti Sequeira winning the Next Food Network Star is news that runner-up Tom Pizzica is getting his own show called Outrageous Food, described as a "traveling food show featuring out-of-this-world eats."

From the same company that produces Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives.

Deftones

Good for Tom. I'll watch that show. I have no interest in Aarti's show.

Timber

Hmmm...

Now I will watch his show.

davidh777

No love for Herb, who was also a runner-up? Or did they rank them without telling us?

Goldberg74

Aaron McCargo Jr. (Season 4 winner) did a special called Outrageous Food a few years back. I think they're just switching the host.

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DWilson

Tom's show, -"Outrageous Food" - has quietly made it's way on The Food Network. Frankly, I only knew it was on because a friend mentioned the show, though he knew nothing of Tom or "NFNS".

Its a half-hour show that seems very similar to "Drive-Ins, Diners, and Dives", partly because of the type of food featured, but primarily because Tom's "style" is pretty similar to Guy Fieri's. I will say that Tom is trying very hard and that's sort of the best and worst thing about it. Hopefully with a little seasoning (no pun intended) he can develop his own style.

Sessa17

I watched this this morning & its very cringe-inducing. Tom is incredibly awkward and his attempts at being funny make you groan. It comes off very much like he is trying to be like Guy which is not good because aside from Guy being very knowledgable about the technique of cooking, Guy has a huge natural personality where as Tom just looks out of place hosting a show. Plus the show is way too similar to DDD.

I don't see this show lasting long, the only reason I watched it was because I had been to the hotdog place on the show.

LiquidSky

I'm really out of the TV loop. I just discovered that Tom has his own show. So far, I like it.... he's a nice guy and it's enjoyable.

Goldberg74

But he's really wooden to me still. Still has that deer-in-the-headlights look.

Also, season 5 runner-up Jeffrey Saad has his own show on the Cooking Channel called United Tastes of America.

http://www.cookingchanneltv.com/unit...ica/index.html

davidh777

I've watched Tom's show a couple times. Kind of a combination of DDD and Man vs. Food, but I haven't hated it.

davidh777

Didn't recognize who you meant at first, but figured out it's Harissa Boy, aka The Ingredient Smuggler.

LiquidSky

Another show I didn't know about. Thanks for the info!