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USTownhall RealStories presents JEREMY IRONS
Written by Scott Katz   
Saturday, 12 March 2011 13:48

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit has played host to a wide array of A-list guest stars over its twelve seasons, and continues the trend this season with Jeremy Irons, one of the more respected actors working today.  Among his many accomplishments in his decades-long career, Irons won the Academy Award for his role as Claus von Bülow in the 1990 film, Reversal of Fortune.  In the January 12 episode, "Mask," Jeremy Irons played Captain Jackson, a man with a sordid past of sexual and alcohol addiction.  When Jackson's daughter is raped, the detectives find that Jackson's past, his estrangement from his lesbian daughter, and his role as a sex therapist all put obstacles in the way of the police investigation.  Neal Baer, one of the Executive Producers of SVU, also joins the conversation.

 

USTOWNHALL SPEAKS TO JEREMY IRONS & NEAL BAER OF LAW & ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT:

 

USTH: Law & Order: SVU has been on air in the United States for 12 seasons, so what is it like for you as an actor to come in and step into such an established show?

JEREMY IRONS: Well, you have to watch and see how they do it because they know how to do it. And to a certain extent, you have to listen to – you have to watch the actors who've been doing it for 12 years very carefully because they can do it very well, and they know how to do it and learn from that.

But, you do feel you're entering an area of safety because this is not an experiment. They've honed their craft on all levels doing these programs, and you just hope that as an actor coming in you give them what they want. And, I hope that they would have told me if I wasn't.

 

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Jeremy Irons guest stars on the episode of

Law & Order: SVU, "Mask."

 

USTH: As far as working in American television versus working in British television, do you see any big differences there?

JEREMY IRONS: Well, I haven't worked in British television for a long time, and I've never worked in series television in that way. I've done on-off plays in the main, apart from Brideshead [Revisited], which was a serial, really, not a series, so this is my sort of first experience. But, I've always felt that America is – I think it could be said that there is a professionalism, which sometimes makes some British work feel a little bit amateur.

Now, that has strengths in it as well, but [American television] is an oiled machine when a program [has] been running for more than 12 years. I don't think we have – well, we have Coronation Street. I suppose that's equivalent [in longevity, but a] different sort of pacing and different sort of subject.

The great thing about Law & Order: SVU is that it deals with subjects which are very important to people and which affect some of a small section of society very much, these different aspects they give to each program, different story lines.

And so, in a way, I think it's remained cutting-edge, which is why after 12 years, it still has such a following. I mean, I think there a few, am I right in saying, few American series which have that sort of [longevity].

NEAL BAER: It's the longest running series right now on TV.

JEREMY IRONS: Yeah. Yeah, well, they must be doing something right. I hope inviting me to do an episode is a good decision.

NEAL BAER: It was a great decision. He's brilliant in the show.

JEREMY IRONS: Thank you, Neal.

 

USTH: Our thanks to Jeremy Irons and Neal Baer for speaking with us.  Law and Order: Special Victims Unit airs Wednesday nights on NBC.

 

 

 
USTownhall RealStories presents COUNTESS LUANN de LESSEPS
Written by Scott Katz   
Saturday, 12 March 2011 13:43

As a result of their ongoing roles on the hit Bravo reality series, The Real Housewives of New York City, the ladies have been afforded numerous opportunities in the worlds of product marketing, public appearances, and entertainment.  Countess LuAnn de Lesseps stepped out of her comfort zone for a recent guest appearance on the long-running hit series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.

We spoke briefly with the busy Countess about her time on the set and whether she'd be open to follow Bethenny Frankel's lead and do a reality show like Skating with the Stars where Ms. Frankel placed second for the season.  Countess de Lesseps said that she could relate to the subject matter of bullying in the episode in which she appeared because there were times in her past when she was bullied.

 

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(l-r): Law & Order: SVU star Christopher Meloni with guest star

Countess LuAnn de Lesseps on the February 23 episode, "Bully."

 

USTOWNHALL SPEAKS TO COUNTESS LUANN de LESSEPS OF THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW YORK CITY:

 

USTH: Were you nervous on the set of Law & Order SVU, and did any of the cast members or actors give you any advice, or did you learn anything just by observing them?

COUNTESS LUANN de LESSEPS: Of course I was nervous. I was a bit nervous. I mean, these actors are such pros and they've been at it for a long time. They were very helpful and very supportive of me, and that made me feel really good, and it created a very positive place for me to try my hand at acting. And I must say I got into it. I got into it.

But, you know, it's kind of scary standing in front of Mariska Hargitay, having these lines – she's a pretty amazing, powerful lady. And so, it was a challenge, but it was an interesting challenge and fun for me and I'd like to do more of it.

You know, "what doesn't scare you...", right? It's good to do things that scare you, I think. That's what makes you more interesting.

 

USTH: . Have you seen your Real Housewives of New York City co-star Bethenny Frankel on Skating with the Stars, and would you ever do a show like Skating with the Stars or Dancing with the Stars?

COUNTESS LUANN de LESSEPS: I did see Bethenny once or twice on Skating with the Stars, and I thought she did great. She did a good job. I mean, she is very sportive. I don't know if I could do skating. I might try dancing though because I'm a pretty good dancer, I must say.

 

USTH: Our thanks to Countess LuAnn de Lesseps for speaking with us today.  Law & Order: Special Victims Unit airs Wednesday nights on NBC.

 

 
USTownhall RealStories presents the cast of THE EVENT
Written by Scott Katz   
Saturday, 12 March 2011 13:33
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(l-r) Laura Innes, Ian Anthony Dale, Jason Ritter, Bill Smitrovich, Blair Underwood,

Lisa Vidal, Željko Ivanek of THE EVENT. [Photo Credit: NBC]

With much fanfare, The Event premiered last September on NBC.  Ratings have been okay considering its competition at the beginning of the season with Dancing with the Stars and Two and a Half Men.  After a hiatus in late 2010, the series has come back with the remaining episodes for this season that are scheduled to air without interruption each week until the season finale.  No word has been given as to whether The Event will be renewed for a second season.  In our earlier interview with series creator Nick Wauters and actor Ian Anthony Dale, we asked whether The Event can wrap up its storylines this season in case it is not renewed.

For this interview we spoke, on different occasions, to Jason Ritter with Sarah Romer and to Blair Underwood with Željko Ivanek.  Much of The Event is told through the eyes of Jason's character, Sean Walker, who gets caught up in circumstances beyond his control when his fiancee (Roemer) disappears while they are on a Caribbean cruise.  In trying to find her, he discovers both that all evidence of her being on the cruise has vanished and that there is a plan to assassinate the President of the United States (played by Blair Underwood) by using a jet plane as a weapon somewhat mirroring the events of 9-11.  Željko Ivanek plays Director of National Intelligence Blake Sterling, who has kept many secrets from the President most notably the existence of a colony of alien beings that have been detained at a secret facility in Alaska for decades.

The series had employed a unique narrative technique in that there would be frequent time jumps back and forth with each change of scene, and that the same action would be viewed through multiple vantage points.  This technique will be scaled back or outright eliminated with the run of episodes beginning with the series' return on March 7.

  

USTOWNHALL SPEAKS TO JASON RITTER, SARAH ROEMER, BLAIR UNDERWOOD, & ŽELJKO IVANEK OF THE EVENT:

 

USTH: When you first read that original pilot script, what was it about the initial premise of The Event that appealed to you that you wanted to audition for it?

JASON RITTER: I guess I'll start with selfishly for me I was really intrigued by the journey of the character of Sean Walker that he goes from this regular nice guy who's about to propose to his girlfriend to a guy pulling out a gun on a plane and demanding to be led into the cockpit.

And that was really exciting. And I think on a show that goes back and forth in time, you get to jump back and forth between sort of emotional states much more than you do on a show that's just continuous. So that was exciting.

And I was really just intrigued by everything else in the pilot – the characters. I wanted to know more about every single character that I read. I wanted to know where the plane went, who these people were. So, it was really intriguing in a way that a lot of the other pilots weren't for me.

There were a lot of shows where you read it and you said, "okay, well, I'm sure that there is another body next week" or whatever it is. You know, the sexual tension between the two leads slowly rises up. I don't know. It just wasn't as intriguing as this. But this was a script where I got to the end, and I needed to know what happened. I was intrigued by almost everything about it.

SARAH ROEMER: Yeah. I was intrigued by almost everything about it as well. But, for me it was – I flipped through it so quickly and just the end I need to know what happened. I needed to know how in the world are they going to explain this plane that just disappeared out of the sky. When we were filming it, in my head I was thinking, "How in the world are they going to show that? How are they going to really make that work?"

And I was so impressed when I saw it. I thought it all looked incredible, and the rigging of all the tables and all being blasted away. I mean, I loved the script and I really wanted to be the first to find out what happens next. And I sat down with everybody and talked to them about their ideas and what their vision was for the show, and I was sold and really wanted to be a part of it.

 

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(l-r) Sarah Roemer (Leila Buchanan), Jason Ritter (Sean Walker)

[Photo Credit: NBC]

 

USTH: The Event has such a big ensemble cast. Are there any particular actors or cast members that you would like to work with more that you haven't had the opportunity to do so as of yet?

SARAH ROEMER: You know, I think it's such a terrific cast. I can't wait for the bell to ring. I really want to work with Kristin, Laura, and Blair – everybody – Bill, they're all – I really can't wait for [my character to come] across those characters, which I think is bound to happen. 

JASON RITTER: Yeah, you know, I'm the same way. It's hard to choose, but I would love to do some scenes with Blair and Željko and it's hard to imagine at this point when I'm a fugitive on the run. It's not like I can just waltz into the Oval Office and say, "Hey guys, what's going on. By the way, I got some information for you."

But, I also really want to get to work with Laura Innes and Ian Anthony Dale and yeah, it's the same thing. I keep on having these fantasies about who Sean Walker is going to align himself with because there's two camps now. Actually there's sort of three camps. I mean maybe Clifton Collins Jr. and I join forces against Sophia and the President. I have no idea where it's going. But I hope I get to work with every single one of them before the show is over.

 

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(l-r) Blair Underwood (President Elias Martinez), Željko Ivanek (Blake Sterling)

[Photo Credit: NBC]

 

USTH: What appealed to you about the premise of The Event that made you each want to audition for it, and as actors, did all the secrecy surrounding the plotlines make it more difficult for you to create your characters?

BLAIR UNDERWOOD: Let's see. What intrigued me was the world itself and the fact that it was envisioned to be and has become a hybrid of certain genres. And many people have alluded to it being like Lost meets 24 – a political thriller/science fiction even.

So, that was fascinating to me and to find out how to navigate through the blending of those two genres and beyond that, the character itself. I found him very fascinating in how he was initially drawn and even moreso, not only the plotline – there's a lot of twists and turns – but our characters are constantly evolving and evolving pretty rapidly right now.

ŽELJKO IVANEK: Yeah. I think I had a very similar reaction. The stuff that I find really intriguing is how do ordinary people behave in extraordinary circumstances? And, that's why we have a lot of cop shows and lawyer shows and medical shows is that you're looking for situations that just always heighten the stakes.

This was a situation with very heightened stakes and very real characters caught up in them and watching them try to maneuver in a world that is so quickly getting past their grasp.

It's the kind of thing that I just really respond to and I really like him and that's certainly kind of held true as the season has gone on because you find him constantly having to shift gears and reassess where they are because the events are just coming at them so fast.

And in terms of the secrecy - I should answer that part of your question. I still don't know what "The Event" is. I don't know how many or if any of our cast members do. And in some sense, I respect the process that the writers have and that there's a story that's still evolving here and you're trying to figure out at what pace to tell it and in some sense, I know as much as my character does in that moment and that's kind of not a bad place to be.

BLAIR UNDERWOOD: Yeah. I feel the same way in terms of the secrecy, and I just haven't really pushed the issue and not asked too much because I kind of don't want to know. I just want to take the ride as the character takes the ride.

 

USTH: The Event has such a large cast that you don't always get to work with each other. Which cast members would each of you like to have more scenes with?

BLAIR UNDERWOOD: You know, most of my scenes are really with Željko, but I would love to have more with my family Christina Martinez [castmate Lisa Vidal] and my son. Geez. We haven't seen my son since the pilot I don't think. But yeah. But that's it.

ŽELJKO IVANEK: I don't know how this would even work plot wise but, I'd love to have some scenes and get a chance to work with Jason because...

BLAIR UNDERWOOD: Yeah.

ŽELJKO IVANEK: I think that's the Everyman heart of the story – watching him navigate all these worlds and all these things that are happening, and I love what he's doing on the show and just how much you get pulled in emotionally watching him struggle with all of this. So, I just really admire his work, and what he's done so I'd love to be able to work with him at some point.

 

USTH: Thanks to Jason Ritter, Sarah Roemer, Blair Underwood, and Željko Ivanek for speaking with us.  The Event airs Monday nights on NBC.

 

 

 
AMERICAN IDOL Season 10: Episode-by-Episode
Written by Scott Katz & USTownhall staff   
Thursday, 10 March 2011 13:01

Another season of American Idol has now begun in earnest, and now that the top 13 have been selected, we will be following all of the action right here.  This year, we are changing the format of our American Idol blogging to a more condensed chart format that will make it easy to keep up with all the action at a single glance.  Do you agree with our grades for each performance and our picks for the bottom 3?  Feel free to click the link below the following chart to leave your comments. 

 

Week 11, Top 3

Week 11, Top 3 W 5/18/11 - Th 5/19/11

THE RESULTS, Th 5/19/11
USTH picks for FINAL 2
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Lauren

Scotty

America's FINAL 2
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 Lauren

Scotty 

 ELIMINATED

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Haley
THE PERFORMANCES, W 5/18/11
Theme "Idol Choice / Jimmy Iovine's Choice / Judges' Choice"

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Casey Abrams

eliminated 8th

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Naima Adedapo

eliminated 4th

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Lauren Alaina

"Wild One" by Faith Hill

GRADE: B+

"If I Die Young" by The Band Perry

GRADE: B+

"I Hope You Dance" by Lee Ann Womack

GRADE: B+

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James Durbin

eliminated 10th

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Ashthon Jones

eliminated 1st

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Stefano Langone

eliminated 7th

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Jacob Lusk

eliminated 9th

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Thia Megia

eliminated 3rd

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Scotty McCreery

"Amazed" by Lone Star

GRADE: B+

"Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or Not" by Thompson Square

GRADE: B+

"She Believes in Me" by Kenny Rogers

GRADE: B+

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Paul McDonald

eliminated 6th

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Haley Reinhart

"What Is and What Should Never Be" by Led Zepplin

GRADE: B+

"Rhiannon" by Fleetwood Mac

GRADE: B+

"You Oughtta Know: by Alanis Morrissette

GRADE: B-

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Karen Rodriguez

eliminated 2nd

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Pia Toscano

eliminated 5th

 

 

Week 10, Top 4

Week 10, Top 4 W 5/11/11 - Th 5/12/11

THE RESULTS, Th 5/12/11
USTH picks for bottom 2
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Haley

Lauren

America's bottom 2
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 James

Scotty 

 ELIMINATED

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James
THE PERFORMANCES, W 5/11/11
Theme "Songs That Inspire / Leiber & Stoller songbook"

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Casey Abrams

eliminated 8th

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Naima Adedapo

eliminated 4th

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Lauren Alaina

"Anyway" by Martina McBride

GRADE: B+

"Trouble" by Elvis Presley

GRADE: B+

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James Durbin

"Don't Stop Believin'" by Journey

GRADE: B+

"Love Potion #9" by The Searchers

GRADE: A-

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Ashthon Jones

eliminated 1st

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Stefano Langone

eliminated 7th

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Jacob Lusk

eliminated 9th

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Thia Megia

eliminated 3rd

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Scotty McCreery

"Where Were You (When The World Stopped Turning)" by Alan Jackson

GRADE: A-

"Young Blood" by The Coasters

GRADE: B+

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Paul McDonald

eliminated 6th

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Haley Reinhart

"Earth Song" by Michael Jackson

GRADE: B+

"I (Who Have Nothing)" by Ben E. King

GRADE: A-

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Karen Rodriguez

eliminated 2nd

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Pia Toscano

eliminated 5th

 

 

Week 9, Top 5

Week 9, Top 5 W 5/4/11 - Th 5/5/11

THE RESULTS, Th 5/5/11
USTH picks for bottom 2
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Jacob

Lauren

America's bottom 2
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Jacob

Lauren

 ELIMINATED

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Jacob
THE PERFORMANCES, W 5/4/11
Theme "Songs from Now and Then"

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Casey Abrams

eliminated 8th

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Naima Adedapo

eliminated 4th

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Lauren Alaina

"Flat on the Floor" by Carrie Underwood

GRADE: B+

"Unchained Melody" by The Righteous Brothers

GRADE: B+

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James Durbin

"Closer to the Edge" by 30 Seconds to Mars

GRADE: B

"Without You" by Badfinger

GRADE: A-

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Ashthon Jones

eliminated 1st

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Stefano Langone

eliminated 7th

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Jacob Lusk

"No Air" by Jordin Sparks and Chris Brown

GRADE: B

"Love Hurts" by The Everly Brothers/Roy Orbison

GRADE: A-

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Thia Megia

eliminated 3rd

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Scotty McCreery

"Gone" by Montgomery Gentry

GRADE: B+

"Always on My Mind" by Willie Nelson

GRADE: B+

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Paul McDonald

eliminated 6th

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Haley Reinhart

"You and I" by Lady Gaga

GRADE: B+

"House of the Rising Sun" by The Animals

GRADE: A-

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Karen Rodriguez

eliminated 2nd

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Pia Toscano

eliminated 5th

 

 

Week 8, Top 6

Week 8, Top 6 W 4/27/11 - Th 4/28/11

THE RESULTS, Th 4/21/11
USTH picks for bottom 2
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Casey

Lauren

America's bottom 2 n/a

 ELIMINATED

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Casey
THE PERFORMANCES, W 4/20/11
Theme "Carole King"

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Casey Abrams

"Hi De Ho (That Old Sweet Roll)" by The City

GRADE: B

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Naima Adedapo

eliminated 4th

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Lauren Alaina

"Where You Lead"

GRADE: B+

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James Durbin

"Will You Love Me Tomorrow" by The Shirelles

GRADE: A-

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Ashthon Jones

eliminated 1st

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Stefano Langone

eliminated 7th

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Jacob Lusk

"Oh No Not My Baby" by Maxine Brown

GRADE: A-

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Thia Megia

eliminated 3rd

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Scotty McCreery

"You've Got A Friend"

GRADE: B+

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Paul McDonald

eliminated 6th

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Haley Reinhart

"Beautiful"

GRADE: B+

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Karen Rodriguez

eliminated 2nd

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Pia Toscano

eliminated 5th

 

 

Week 7, Top 7

Week 7, Top 7 W 4/20/11 - Th 4/21/11

THE RESULTS, Th 4/21/11
USTH picks for bottom 3
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Casey

Lauren

Stefano

America's bottom 3
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Jacob

Haley

Stefano

 ELIMINATED

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Stefano
THE PERFORMANCES, W 4/20/11
Theme "Songs from the 21st Century"

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Casey Abrams

"Harder to Breathe" by Maroon 5

GRADE: B+

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Naima Adedapo

eliminated 4th

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Lauren Alaina

"Born to Fly" Sara Evans

GRADE: B+

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James Durbin

"Uprising" by Muse

GRADE: A

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Ashthon Jones

eliminated 1st

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Stefano Langone

"Closer" by Ne-Yo

GRADE: B

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Jacob Lusk

"Dance with My Father" by Luther Vandross

GRADE: A

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Thia Megia

eliminated 3rd

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Scotty McCreery

"Swingin'" by LeeAnn Rimes (cover of John Anderson)

GRADE: B+

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Paul McDonald

eliminated 6th

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Haley Reinhart

"Rolling in the Deep" by Adele

GRADE: B+

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Karen Rodriguez

eliminated 2nd

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Pia Toscano

eliminated 5th

 

 

Week 6, Top 8

Week 6, Top 8 W 4/13/11 - Th 4/14/11

THE RESULTS, Th 4/14/11
USTH picks for bottom 3
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Casey

Haley

Stefano

America's bottom 3
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Paul

Haley

Stefano

 ELIMINATED

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Paul
THE PERFORMANCES, W 4/13/11
Theme "Songs from the Movies"

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Casey Abrams

"Nature Boy" by Nat King Cole from The Boy with Green Hair

GRADE: B

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Naima Adedapo

eliminated 4th

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Lauren Alaina

"The Climb" by Miley Cyrus from Hanna Montana: The Movie

GRADE: B+

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James Durbin

"Heavy Metal" by Sammy Hagar from Heavy Metal

GRADE: B+

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Ashthon Jones

eliminated 1st

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Stefano Langone

"End of the Road" by Boys II Men from Boomerang

GRADE: B+

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Jacob Lusk

"Bridge over Troubled Water" by Simon & Garfunkel from The Pursuit of Happyness

GRADE: B+

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Thia Megia

eliminated 3rd

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Scotty McCreery

"I Cross My Heart" by George Strait from Pure Country

GRADE: B+

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Paul McDonald

"Old Time Rock and Roll" by Bob Seger from Risky Business

GRADE: B

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Haley Reinhart

"Call Me" by Blondie from American Gigilo

GRADE: B

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Karen Rodriguez

eliminated 2nd

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Pia Toscano

eliminated 5th

 

 

Week 5, Top 9

Week 5, Top 9 W 4/6/11 - Th 4/7/11

THE RESULTS, Th 4/7/11
USTH picks for bottom 3
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 Casey

Lauren

 Stefano

America's bottom 3
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Jacob

Pia

Stefano

 ELIMINATED

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Pia
THE PERFORMANCES, W 4/6/11
Theme "Rock & Roll Hall of Fame"

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Casey Abrams

"Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" by Creedence Clearwater Revival

GRADE: B

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Naima Adedapo

eliminated 4th

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Lauren Alaina

"(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" by Aretha Franklin

GRADE: B

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James Durbin

"While My Guitar Gently Weeps" by The Beatles

GRADE: A

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Ashthon Jones

eliminated 1st

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Stefano Langone

"When a Man Loves a Woman" by Percy Sledge

GRADE: B

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Jacob Lusk

"Man in the Mirror" by Michael Jackson

GRADE: A-

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Thia Megia

eliminated 3rd

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Scotty McCreery

"That's All Right" by Elvis Presley

GRADE: B

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Paul McDonald

"Folsom Prison Blues " by Johnny Cash

GRADE: B

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Haley Reinhart

"Take Another Little Piece of My Heart" by Janis Joplin

GRADE: B+

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Karen Rodriguez

eliminated 2nd

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Pia Toscano

"River Deep – Mountain High" by Tina Turner

GRADE: A-

 

 

Week 4, Top 11

Week 4, Top 11 W 3/23/11 - Th 3/24/11

THE RESULTS, Th 3/31/11
USTH picks for bottom 3
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 Naima

Paul

 Thia

America's bottom 3
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Naima

Paul

Thia

 ELIMINATED

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Naima Thia
THE PERFORMANCES, W 3/30/11
Theme "Elton John"

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Casey Abrams

"Your Song"

GRADE: B+

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Naima Adedapo

"I'm Still Standing"

GRADE: B

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Lauren Alaina

"Candle in the Wind"

GRADE: B+

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James Durbin

"Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting"

GRADE: B+

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Ashthon Jones

eliminated 1st

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Stefano Langone

"Tiny Dancer"

GRADE: B

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Jacob Lusk

"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"

GRADE: A-

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Thia Megia

"Daniel"

GRADE: B

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Scotty McCreery

"Country Comfort"

GRADE: B+

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Paul McDonald

"Rocket Man"

GRADE: C

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Haley Reinhart

"Bennie and the Jets"

GRADE: B+

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Karen Rodriguez

eliminated 2nd

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Pia Toscano

"Down Let the Sun Go Down on Me"

GRADE: B+

 

 

Week 3, Top 11

Week 3, Top 11 W 3/23/11 - Th 3/24/11

THE RESULTS, Th 3/24/11
USTH picks for bottom 3
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 Haley

Stefano

 Thia

America's bottom 3
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Casey

Stefano

Thia

Lowest-ranking contestant,

but received Judges' Save -

No one eliminated & Top 11

will go out on tour.

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Casey received Judges' Save
THE PERFORMANCES, W 3/23/11
Theme "Motown"

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Casey Abrams

"I Heard it Through the Grapevine" by Marvin Gaye

GRADE: B-

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Naima Adedapo

"Dancing in the Street" by Martha and the Vandellas

GRADE: B

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Lauren Alaina

"You Keep Me Hangin' On" by The Supremes

GRADE: B

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James Durbin

"Living for the City" by Stevie Wonder

GRADE: A-

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Ashthon Jones

eliminated 1st

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Stefano Langone

"Hello" by Lionel Richie

GRADE: B

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Jacob Lusk

"You're All I Need to Get By" by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

GRADE: A

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Thia Megia

"Heatwave" by Martha and the Vandellas

GRADE: B

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Scotty McCreery

"For Once in My Life" by Stevie Wonder

GRADE: B

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Paul McDonald

"The Tracks of My Tears" by The Miracles

GRADE: B-

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Haley Reinhart

"You Really Got a Hold on Me" by The Miracles

GRADE: B

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Karen Rodriguez

eliminated 2nd

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Pia Toscano

"All in Love is Fair" by Stevie Wonder

GRADE: A-

 

 

Week 2, Top 12

Week 2, Top 12 W 3/16/11 - Th 3/17/11

THE RESULTS, Th 3/17/11
USTH picks for bottom 3
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Haley

Karen

Naima

America's bottom 3
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Haley

Karen

Naima

ELIMINATED
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Karen
THE PERFORMANCES, W 3/16/11
Theme "Songs from the Year They Were Born"

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Casey Abrams

"Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana

GRADE: B-

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Naima Adedapo

"What's Love Got to Do with It" by Tina Turner

GRADE: B

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Lauren Alaina

"I'm the Only One" by Melissa Ethridge

GRADE: B

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James Durbin

"I'll Be There for You" by Bon Jovi

GRADE: B

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Ashthon Jones

eliminated 1st

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Stefano Langone

"If You Don't Know Me by Now" by Simply Red

(cover of Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes)

GRADE: B

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Jacob Lusk

"Alone" by Heart

GRADE: B+

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Thia Megia

"Colors of the Wind" by Vanessa WIlliams

GRADE: B+

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Scotty McCreery

"Can I Trust You with My Heart" by Travis Tritt

GRADE: B+

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Paul McDonald

"I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" by Elton John

GRADE: B-

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Haley Reinhart

"I'm Your Baby Tonight" by Whitney Houston

GRADE: B-

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Karen Rodriguez

"Love Will Lead You Back" by Taylor Dayne

GRADE: B

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Pia Toscano

"Where Do Broken Hearts Go" by Whitney Houston

GRADE: B+

 

 

Week 1, Top 13

Week 1, Top 13 W 3/9/11 - Th 3/10/11

THE RESULTS, Th 3/10/11
USTH picks for bottom 3
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Ashthon

Karen

Naima

America's bottom 3
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Ashthon

Karen

Haley

ELIMINATED
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Asthon
THE PERFORMANCES, W 3/9/11
Theme "Their Personal Idol"

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Casey Abrams

"With a Little Help from My Friends" by Joe Cocker (cover of The Beatles)

GRADE: B

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Naima Adedapo

"Umbrella" by Rihanna

GRADE: B

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Lauren Alaina

"Any Man of Mine" by Shania Twain

GRADE: B+

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James Durbin

"Maybe I'm Amazed" by Paul McCartney

GRADE: A

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Ashthon Jones

"When You Tell Me That You Love Me" by Diana Ross

GRADE: B

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Stefano Langone

"Lately" by Stevie Wonder

GRADE: B

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Jacob Lusk

"I Believe I Can Fly" by R. Kelly

GRADE: B+

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Thia Megia

"Smile" by Michael Jackson (cover of Charlie Chaplin)

GRADE: B

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Scotty McCreery

"The River" by Garth Brooks

GRADE: B+

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Paul McDonald

"Come Pick Me Up" by Ryan Adams

GRADE: B-

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Haley Reinhart

"Blue" by LeAnn Rhimes

GRADE: B+

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Karen Rodriguez

"I Could Fall in Love" by Selena

GRADE: B

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Pia Toscano

"All by Myself" by Celine Dion (cover of Eric Carmen)

GRADE: A-

  

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USTownhall RealStories presents: BOBBY FLAY & STEVE ELLS of AMERICA'S NEXT GREAT RESTAURANT
Written by Scott Katz   
Wednesday, 16 February 2011 09:03

NUP_140143_0789_crb-resizeNUP_140143_0756_crb-resizeAmerica's Next Great Restaurant, the new reality series premiering next month on NBC, will potentially give one lucky aspiring restaurateur the chance of a lifetime – the chance to turn that dream into reality.  The series will begin with 21 contestants who will present their restaurant ideas to a panel of four judges, each of whom has achieved success in the food/cooking industries.  These judges are Bobby Flay (Iron Chef America: The Series), Steve Ells (founder, chairman, and co-CEO of Chipotle restaurants), Curtis Stone (The Biggest Loser), and Lorena Garcia, executive chef and restaurateur.  They will quickly eliminate 11 of the 21 contestants, and the remaining 10 will battle it out over the course of the season in various cooking and business challenges.  The prize?  The launching of his or her very own three-restaurant chain in New York City, Los Angeles, and Minneapolis.  The four judges will not only be there to critique the contestants and pick the winner, but they will also be investors in the resulting restaurant enterprise.

 

USTOWNHALL SPEAKS TO BOBBY FLAY & STEVE ELLS OF AMERICA'S NEXT GREAT RESTAURANT:

 

USTH: For each of you, In your opinion what makes a really great restaurant?

BOBBY FLAY: That's a short question with a very long answer, but I'll keep it as brief as possible. Basically,there are certain ingredients to make the perfect restaurant. Obviously, terrific food, which is more important than ever. Great service, of course, because service can actually deter people even more than the food sometimes. And then, of course an environment that people are going to enjoy. And there's different environments for every price point.

And then I think fourth, but certainly not last, is value. People want good food. They want good service. They want a good environment. And they want it to cost the right amount of money in their own minds.

STEVE ELLS: We're looking for America's next great restaurant in a fast-casual format. And when we think about fast-casual restaurants, we think about a restaurant that's accessible to people like fast food, but a price point that's not much more than fast food, and service that's very quick.

But we're looking for a concept that elevates the typical fast food experience. And if I look at my experience with Chipotle, we've elevated our offering in a couple of ways.

First of all we seek out the very best quality, sustainably raised ingredients, ingredients that are normally found in high-end restaurants or high-end groceries and making these kinds of ingredients available for everybody in a very convenient format.

And secondly, we want to hire a crew or a staff that is empowered – one that will help develop a culture of high performance so that we can again elevate our restaurant experience from the typical fast food experience.

And so, I think we were looking in our contestants for qualities that would enable them to duplicate this kind of experience, to create an environment and food that's relevant to people, something that people will enjoy eating, but that is elevated above the typical fast food offering.

 

USTH: Now we've heard that this series will allow contestants to compete in both business and cooking challenges. Can you just give us an idea of some of the specific challenges that the contestants will face over the weeks?

BOBBY FLAY: The challenges are specific to things that you'd have to go through to open a restaurant. I think one of the key elements here that should not be overlooked is that we're not just a panel of judges deciding people's fate week to week, but we're investors. We're putting our money up to open this next great restaurant.

We created challenges to put people through actual skills that they're going to have to utilize when opening a restaurant. So, it could be anything from food and menu development to skill challenges that have to do with slogans and logos, creating a uniform, creating a design for the restaurant. So, they're all basically geared to real life issues that come up when opening a restaurant.

 

USTH: How did you work it out amongst yourselves – the four judges – when there was disagreement among you? Obviously, there's objective criteria of what is good food and what is a good presentation, but then, there's also subjective criteria. So, when there is some disagreement how do you all negotiate that amongst yourselves?

STEVE ELLS: Well, I think that's a really interesting question. I think that we had debates early on about the different kinds of cuisines and what we thought would be popular and accepted from the public.

But I think what these challenges did along the way was help [us to] understand the character of the contestants. So, not only are we looking at how well they competed with each other accomplishing specific tasks, but you really got an understanding of their passion for the restaurant business, their ability to use judgment and think on their feet.

These concepts that they presented to us in the very first episode evolved. In fact, the better contestants actually evolved their concept. And we watched them learn about the restaurant business from us. I mean, the really good ones asked us a lot of questions. They were curious. They were adaptable.

And so, not only did we look at how well they performed in the particular tasks, but we looked at their ability to demonstrate passion for the business and to use good judgment in how they were presenting themselves during the challenges.

 

USTH: Among the four judges, who would you say was the hardest on the contestants, and why?

STEVE ELLS: You know, I think it's fascinating because I think that we all showed a level of compassion. And we all got very attached to various contestants. And I think through the episodes we all had the opportunity to be very critical.

And so, I don't think one person stood out as the bad guy, if you will. I think we all had instances where we were quite critical of a particular dish, a particular business decision, things like this.

BOBBY FLAY: I think Steve hit it. We all come from different places. We've all garnered success over sort of a slow period of time. And so, I think that depending on what a contestant or somebody who was trying to pitch us a restaurant was trying to achieve struck each one of us differently. And so I think that we basically took turns being tough – being sort of the tough guy at the table.

 

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(l-r) Steve Ells, Bobby Flay, Lorena Garcia, Curtis Stone, judges/investors on

AMERICA'S NEXT GREAT RESTAURANT [Photo Credit: NBC]

 

USTH: Since you all are investors in this potential restaurant, did you feel that at the end of the contest you could have said, "There is no winner. None of you is good enough to really open your restaurant," or would the format of the TV series require you to have picked a winner anyway?

BOBBY FLAY: Well, it's an interesting question. I have to say that at the beginning we were a little bit concerned because, first of all, people will try anything to garner attention.

And unfortunately, for this show that doesn't cut it because we need quality. And we need something that's going to work. And we need something that when we put our money together, we need a concept that's actually going to be viable.

And so, what I think had happened – I think that early on, we were pretty nervous that we weren't going to find something that was really going to be worthwhile. But the stronger pitches, and the stronger people just get stronger as time goes on. And they start developing their concept more based on the skills that we gave them.

And they also started getting more comfortable talking in front of us. So, that's how, in my opinion, the cream rose to the top. And then, ultimately we had a handful of very, very viable possibilities. And so, we felt a lot better after a few weeks, that's for sure.

STEVE ELLS: I'll just add that I don't know how to answer your question specifically if there were no concepts that we really believed in what would we do. We didn't have to face that.

And Bobby is right. It was tough. We were quite concerned at the beginning, but as the stronger contestants evolved, we came to a place where we had to make very tough calls because each of the finalists had certain qualities and certain aspects of their restaurants that were quite appealing.

So, it was not an easy decision to eliminate towards the end because of the various strengths that we saw in these people and in these concepts.

 

USTH: Thanks to Bobby Flay and Steve Ells for speaking with us today.  America's Next Great Restaurant premieres on Sunday, March 6, 2011 on NBC.

 

 

 
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