Food Network Star Season 11 Contestants - Where Have You Seen Them Before?

Photo - Food Network

With the eleventh season of Food Network Star scheduled to begin on Sunday, you may recognize some of the contestants from earlier TV appearances.  Below is a list of all of the contestants from this season and whether they have appeared on other TV shows.  If I have missed any, let me know in the comments.  I have also compiled some of their social media links if you are interested in following them or learning more about them.  Hopefully this year's contestants were properly vetted.

• Emilia Cirker - Facebook 1, Facebook 2, Twitter, LinkedIn 
• Jay Ducote - Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Youtube, Blog  - Appeared on Cutthroat Kitchen, Fox's Masterchef, HBO's Treme, Eat St. on Cooking Channel, and Last Call Food Brawl on Destination America
• Christina Fitzgerald - Facebook 1, Facebook 2, Twitter, Youtube
• Rosa Graziano - Facebook 1, Facebook 2,  Twitter - Featured on the Hallmark Channel, Cooking Channel's Eat St., and various cooking shows with her brother Rico.
• Matthew Grunwald - Facebook, Twitter, Youtube - Appeared on Cutthroat Kitchen and Cutthroat Kitchen Evilicious tournament.
• Eddie Jackson - Facebook, Twitter, Appeared on Fox's Masterchef, Played in the NFL
• Michelle Karam - Facebook, Twitter,  Blog, - Appeared on Bravo's Rocco's Dinner Party
• Sita Lewis - Facebook, Twitter, Website,
• Alex McCoy - Twitter, LinkedIn, - Appeared on NBC's The Chopping Block in 2009. That show was canceled quickly.
• Arnold Myint - Facebook, Twitter, Youtube  - Appeared on Bravo's Top Chef. Is a drag queen known as Suzy Wong.
• Rue Rusike - Facebook 1, Facebook 2,  Twitter
• Dominick Tesoriero - Facebook, Twitter- Competed on Food Network's Rewrapped and won.

 
Also, here are the pictures and quick bios for each of the contestants from the Food Network site.  If you want to watch the first episode before it airs Sunday on the Food Network, it is available to watch already.