Eric D.

I like how all the judges act like Aarti's point of view is "genius" when all she is doing is just cooking the food she grew up with. Secondly, I hope she changes the name of her show because I cringe every time she says, "Aarti Paarti."

With that said I do love Indian food, so her winning is not a bad thing. I felt bad for the two guys because there was no way in hell they even had a chance since Aarti was a lock from very early on in the show.

Eric D.

Whoops, double post.

Vipper II

Oh, don't worry. I'm sure they'll change the title and about a billion other things. When her show finally airs, it'll probably end up being yet another "How to make X for only $11.11", or something along those lines.

silentbob007

With the title ... The Confident Cook.

I thought it was interesting that they showed Tom getting on Aarti for bagging on herself.

Hopefully Tom and Herb made some good contacts and will find life elsewhere.

mugwump

Also the two VPs (Bob & Suzy) looked terrified when the President of the network walked in. She must either be a real bear to work for or they realize just how bad of a job they've been doing with this show.

Jadzia

I was very pleased that Aarti won. She is very likable, not annoying and I love Indian food. I might actually watch her show. Maybe she'd even do some vegetarian recipes which are hard to find on Food Network shows.

Vipper II

I've always felt that the point of this show is the show itself. It's the channel's answer to reality TV, hence all of the dramified drama. It brings in quite a bit of viewers which is obviously good for the network's ratings. Sure, the person they eventually choose will end up with a show, but with all of the sponsors and product tie-ins the initial expense for a 6-episode run is probably next to nothing. If the network ends up with another stud, ala Guy Fieri, then that just makes the bottom line look even better when all is said and done. Thus, I would think that Food Network's president is quite happy with what Bob and Suze have done.

davidh777

I was thinking the same thing since the guys seemed to get better reactions. Of course the questions probably lasted a lot longer and we just got a sampling, like a Survivor tribal council.

I was thinking about this too. If the ultimate goal is really to find someone for the network, then it made sense that Aarti was preordained to win. On the other hand, it sucked a lot of drama out of the season. Would viewers really drop if people started noticing that the show was turning out more Taylor Hickses than Carrie Underwoods? My guess would be no, without having any idea of what the ratings are.

And that was way too many reality-TV callouts in a single post.

davidh777

I'm watching the rerun of the final episode and they just advertised Aarti's new show--hope no one's watching for the first time.

It's at 9 or 12 depending on HD or SD. They did keep the name, but at least they didn't spell it "Paarti."

Goldberg74

On my DVR it's set for 11:00am (CST) on FN-HD.

Vipper II

Aarti was probably preordained the second they saw her YouTube videos.

Noonan

They did on the promo I saw for it. That name alone is enough to keep me away.

davidh777

Hmm, maybe the one I saw did too. They didn't on the Comcast schedule but they could have "corrected" it.

Goldberg74

Her apartment is messy.

davidh777

Just saw a promo and it had "Party." They probably tested "Paarti" for a focus group, and they liked it so the network changed it.

chino77

am i the only one who thinks aarti is cute as hell? she could lose a few pounds but she has a really cute face.

davidh777

She is cute, though I'm not a fan of piercings

Deftones

of those three pilots, aarti's looked atrocious. it just goes to show you this is less about how good you are, but rather what niche they need to fill. i wanted tom to win, but he was screwed being compared to Guy Fieri.

Fist of Doom

Yep, if she shed some pounds, she'd be really hot.

bluesix

Just caught 'Aarti Party' and its not too bad.

She is LIGHT YEARS away from the insecure mess that was on FNStar. She came across very calm relaxed and engaging. I even enjoyed her banter about India and dumbed down explanations about Indian food and spices.

The food itself was kinda lame but I figure they don't want to intimidate Middle America with things they are not familiar with. So we get sloppy joes made with chicken tikka masala chicken. And ice pops flavored with earl grey tea and cardamom. Hell, I'd rather just have a simple easy to follow recipe for chicken tikka masala and I know this chick could give me one. Too bad they will probably continue to dumb her down.

I'll keep watching if only because its the only show that could offer Indian recipes that might be anywhere near authentic. She definitely has a good grasp of Indian food and Im sure I could learn stuff watching her. Just please, no Indian meatloaf or Indian mashed potatoes!

Also, nice to see the wardrobe and makeup department at Food Network doing their thing. They made her complexion look perfect and dressed her in something that made her look 50 pounds lighter. She actually has a nice rack too!

Do your thing Aarti!

koops

The salad looked good!

MFRONE

It's not a shock that the actual show she has is better then how she showed on NFS. They actually get to do multiple takes and plan out an entire episode for days with a whole production team.

nemein

Not to mention a good portion of her insecurity seemed to be whether or not she could get the job, not really whether or not she could do the job.

mraw

I missed it. I made sure to record what was then called "The NFNS Winner Show" on my DVR right after last week's finale ended, but I'm pretty sure that between then and now they changed the name of the show and it canceled the recording. Maybe I'll catch it next time.

davidh777

I saw the show. It was somewhat entertaining and I learned some things. Will I make the recipes? No chance. Will I watch again? Eh, maybe.

They might put it on demand, if you have that.