The time went way too fast on #FoodTVChat with Michelle Karam, (AKA The Mediterranean Mama) our Guest Chef, currently competing on The Next Food Network Star, but wow, she covered a lot of ground! No, she didn’t give us a single clue about the outcome of The Next Food Network Star but she was every bit as authentic and amazing as expected as she graciously answered all of your questions.
Special thanks to Michelle’s fellow competitors, Jay D. Ducote (the “BBQ Teddy Bear”) and Rosa Graziano who joined #FoodTVChat as well as All Star Academy alum Sharon Damante and Master Chef’ Junior Champ, Logan Junior Chef who found time to drop in to the chat.
f you didn’t make it to #FoodTVChat this past Thursday the full stream is here and we have recapped the highlights below.
Recap: #FoodTVChat with Michelle Karam
- Who inspired Michelle’s love of cooking?
@DivaFoodies I preferred to be in the kitchen with my grandma rolling up stuffed grape leaves and making pilaf #FoodTVChat
— Michelle Karam (@MedMamaMichelle) June 18, 2015
@DivaFoodies I’ve always loved cooking. From the time I was a little girl growing up in NYC it was my passion. #FoodTVChat
— Michelle Karam (@MedMamaMichelle) June 18, 2015
- Michelle has 3 children she cooks for and with…
@simplythinktank @LeftofStr8 @DivaFoodies #FoodTVChat They love breaded veal or thinly pounded chicken baked in the oven w/couscous.
— Michelle Karam (@MedMamaMichelle) June 18, 2015
QF Gr8 video you cook w/ your son https://t.co/wiGoVDtLQi @medmamamichelle #foodtvchat
— Diva Foodies (@DivaFoodies) June 18, 2015
@DivaFoodies Get your kids in the kitchen! It’s the best way to spend time with them and teach them good eating habits early on #FoodTVChat
— Michelle Karam (@MedMamaMichelle) June 18, 2015
- YES, Michelle believes the best food is made from love!
@DivaFoodies I find that to be true. When you put love and your heart in it, it somehow just tastes better. I can’t explain that.#FoodTVChat
— Michelle Karam (@MedMamaMichelle) June 18, 2015
- Michelle’s advice for would be Food TV competitors?
@DivaFoodies trust you are there for a reason! It’s easy to doubt yourself when you look around at your competition just keep…#FoodTVChat
— Michelle Karam (@MedMamaMichelle) June 18, 2015
@DivaFoodies your head held high and do what you love! When you do what you love, it shows to the audience! #FoodTVChat
— Michelle Karam (@MedMamaMichelle) June 18, 2015
- And which of the 3 judging criteria, presentation, creativity, and taste, is the most difficult?
@DivaFoodies @MedMamaMichelle I think they all are equally difficult to get right. Any one slightly off can mean ….#FoodTVChat
— Michelle Karam (@MedMamaMichelle) June 18, 2015
@DivaFoodies @MedMamaMichelle Culinary success or culinary disaster #FoodTVChat
— Michelle Karam (@MedMamaMichelle) June 18, 2015
Well we wish Michelle Karam all of the culinary success she so deserves. What a delightful #FoodTChat Guest Chef! And don’t miss the authentic and amazing Michelle on tonights episode of The Next Food Network Star and join Diva Foodies and some of the most fun foodies around live tweeting and rooting for their favorite chefs— #FoodNetworkStar.
And please join us next Thursday at 7PM Eastern for #FoodTVChat when our guest chef will be Master Chef 6 contestant Amanda Saab. 
