‘Food Network Star’ to hold open casting call at the Westin

By Mark Adams

Friday, Aug. 12, 2011 | 2:19 p.m.

Do you love food? Are you constantly entertaining your foodie friends from the comforts of your kitchen? Is Rachel Ray your freakishly perky role model? If so, cable TV fame just might be in your future.

The seventh season of Food Network Star is coming to an end, and that means casting for the program’s eighth installment is already underway. Open casting calls have been scheduled across the nation, and on August 20 the Food Network will touchdown right here in Las Vegas.

The reality show’s past competitors with Vegas ties have fared quite well: Season Two champion Guy Fieri now hosts a number of Food Network shows, as well as the popular NBC program Minute To Win It. He’s also a UNLV alumnus. Vic “Vegas” Moea is a local executive chef and is still currently one of the three remaining contestants vying for the seventh season title. And the next Vegas foodie finalist could be you.

So, if you possess culinary panache and pizzazz, the head to the Westin Casuarina on the 20th between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. to show your stuff. For all of the details on how to apply, visit Food Network Star’s casting website.