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Is the Food Network trying to win over a younger audience by slicing and dicing a contestant's age on "The Next Food Network Star"?
According to his online profile, season four contestant Jeffrey Vaden is 43-years-old. But on the show, he was credited as being a sprightly 39. Foodnetworkaddict.com was the first to have the keen eye. Is this a case of bad editing -- or bad numbers?
According to their profiles, the other contestants on the show, save for one woman, are all in their 20s and 30s. Are two 40-year-olds two too many?
UPDATE: The Food Network just released this statement to TMZ:
"The contestant (Jeffrey Vaden) mistakenly wrote his age as 39 on his initial application, but also provided his correct year of birth and later verified it with the network. The correct age of 43 was used in all network materials but due to a production mistake, the incorrect age was included in the show and the online video. We are correcting the mistake immediately."
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Come on TMZ, its not as though he is really a woman. Now that would entertainment worth reporting on. Who honestly cares about this guys age.
I'm cheering for Lisa Garza. She is the neice of a local family who has owned two Tex-Mex restaurants here in town that are SRO even at 11am in the morning for the past 60 plus years.
OMFG!!!!! This is earth-shaking! Wow TMZ, you are simply the best. A four year discrepency on age on the FOOD NETWORK! Only TMZ can dig up the news everyone actually cares about. Good job guys! Harvey, give this bunch a huge raise!
I don't really care how old they say they are. What a total non-sequitur.
"The contestant (Jeffrey Vaden) mistakenly wrote his age as 39 on his initial application, "
How do you mistakingly write down the wrong age??????? I'm 20... no 37!
Noby cares how old or young a chef is. You judge them by how the food looks, tastes, costs.
WHO CARES/........TYPO-SHMYPO. THE FOOD CHANNEL USED TO BE GREAT, BUT IT IS SOOOOOOOOO FREGGIN TIRED NOW AND HAS BEEN THAT WAY FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS.
LET'S SEE: THERE'S OL' SOUTHERN-FRIED FAT BAG-O-WRINKLES, PAULA DEEN & HER HEART ATTACK CUISINE
THERE'S HER 2 SICOPHANT, FAT-ASS SONS STILL HANGIN ON TO MOMMY'S APRON STRINGS
THERE'S PITIFUL EMERIL, WHO MARTHA STEWART HAD TO BAIL OUT
THERE'S BORING BOBBY FLAY AND HIS RIDICULOUSLY STUPID "THROWN DOWNS" (MORE LIKE "THROW UPS")
THERE'S GIADA WHO HAS TO REMOVE THE WOODEN SPOON FROM HER ASS TO STIR THE SAUCE
THERE'S RACHEL RAY WHO LOOKS & ACTS SO MATRONLY, IT'S LIKE WATCHING HER GRANDMOTHER COOK.
NEED I GO ON? IT HAD ITS HEY DAY. THE RIDE IS OVER. TIME FOR SOMETHING FRESH AND NEW.
Who cares. There was a time when I was a big fan of the Food Network, but no more! Most of the sweet young things that they have now can't cook their way out of a Ziplock bag. Its not like they're entertaining, either.
