| The Next Food Network Star | |
|---|---|
| Season 4 | |
| No. of contestants | 10 |
| Winner | Aaron McCargo, Jr. |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Food Network |
| Original release | June 1 – July 27, 2008 |
| Additional information | |
| Filming dates | February 2008 – March 2008 |
| Season chronology | |
The fourth season of the American reality television series The Next Food Network Star premiered on Sunday, June 1, 2008. Food Network executives, Bob Tuschman and Susie Fogelson, were joined by Bobby Flay as the Selection Committee for this season, which was filmed early 2008 in New York, New York and Las Vegas, Nevada.
Aaron McCargo, Jr. was announced as the winner on the season finale, which aired on Sunday, July 27, 2008. His show, Big Daddy's House, premiered on August 3, 2008. In addition, runner-up Adam Gertler was given a show, Will Work for Food, which premiered January 19, 2009 and Kelsey Nixon, who finished fourth, began hosting her show, Kelsey's Essentials, on the Cooking Channel on November 6, 2010. According to a 2017 D Magazine interview, runner-up Lisa Garza was also offered a contract on Food Network, but she declined.[1]