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The first episode introduces all of the contestants and they must prepare and present a party appetizer to the judges, plus Bob Tuschman and Susie Fogelson. Also, Ross Mathews from E! is there and the party supposedly includes "Hollywood Insiders." The Buick product placement is all over this episode with each contestant being dropped off at a "red carpet" by a Buick SUV.
If you are interested in learning more about this season of Food Network Star, the contestants, and seeing the episode descriptions, there is plenty of info in a previous post here.
Also, if you are interested in who went home the first episode and who the two fan favorites brought back to compete on Star Salvation are, they are below:
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Network brought back to compete. They are Chad Rosenthal from season 9 and Martie Duncan from season 8. Considering Chad and his brother already have a new upcoming Food Network show, I would assume he doesn't make it out of Star Salvation.