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Food Network is conducting a national talent search has begun for season five of The Next Food Network Star. Amateur and professional chefs are encouraged to apply. A three-minute audition tape describing why you should be the network’s new host should be submitted by the deadline date of October 31, 2008. Applications and full contest rules can be found at foodnetwork.com, then click on “Be on Food Network”.

Food Network’s new Bobby Flay series Grill It!, a spin-off of Throwdown with Bobby Flay, needs male and female master grillers to cook alongside Bobby. This is a non-competitive show and grillers from across the country are welcome to apply. For information on how to make a 3-minute casting tape, visit www.bobbyflay.com. Personal stories detailing your grilling skills should be sent to grillitwithbobbyflay@gmail.com. Applications must be received by March 15.