Melissa d'Arabian
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Melissa Donovan d'Arabian (born October 1, 1968) is an American
television personality from Tucson, Arizona
. She is best known for being the winner of the fifth season
of The Next Food Network Star
, and is the host of Food Network
's Ten Dollar Dinners
.
premiered on August 9, 2009 on Food Network
. The second season of the show premiered in January 2010. In addition to Ten Dollar Dinners, d'Arabian has also been a guest on Food Network's The Best Thing I Ever Ate
, on the episodes "Best I Ever Drank" and "With Garlic". On November 20, 2010 Melissa d'Arabian was featured on CBS
television's The Early Show
segment, Thanksgiving Dinner on a Shoestring, in which d'Arabian was challenged to feed eight guests with a budget of 80 US Dollars. Her Early Show holiday menu included a roasted garlic-scented turkey with garlic scented stuffing, yam-marbled 2-in-1 mashed potatoes, sautéed red cabbage and apples with fennel, and a kale salad with spiced pecans. In an interview with The Sacramento Bee
in December 2010, d'Arabian offered creative ways to address Thanksgiving leftovers by focusing on "ethnic flavors".
Melissa d'Arabian is represented by Josh Bider at WME.
, where they went to a restaurant known as L'Alivi for their first date. Her mother committed suicide
when Melissa was 20, which Melissa says inspired her to learn to cook for others as her mother did for her. Melissa lived (at the time of The Next Food Network Star's filming) in Keller, Texas
, but moved to Kirkland, Washington
following the completion of filming. She credits part of her culinary inspiration to French chef, Julia Child
. As an undergraduate at the University of Vermont
, Melissa was a member of Alpha Chi Omega
. d'Arabian has an M.B.A. from Georgetown University
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
television personality from Tucson, Arizona
Tucson, Arizona
Tucson is a city in and the county seat of Pima County, Arizona, United States. The city is located 118 miles southeast of Phoenix and 60 miles north of the U.S.-Mexico border. The 2010 United States Census puts the city's population at 520,116 with a metropolitan area population at 1,020,200...
. She is best known for being the winner of the fifth season
The Next Food Network Star (Season 5)
The fifth season of the American reality television series The Next Food Network Star premiered on Sunday, June 7, 2009. Food Network executives, Bob Tuschman and Susie Fogelson, were joined by Bobby Flay as the Selection Committee for this season, which was filmed early this year in Miami,...
of The Next Food Network Star
The Next Food Network Star
The Next Food Network Star is a reality television series produced by and aired on the Food Network in the United States that awards the winner his or her own series on the Food Network...
, and is the host of Food Network
Food Network
Food Network is a television specialty channel that airs both one-time and recurring programs about food and cooking. Scripps Networks Interactive owns 70 percent of the network, with Tribune Company controlling the remaining 30 percent....
's Ten Dollar Dinners
Ten Dollar Dinners
Ten Dollar Dinners is a television program hosted by Melissa d'Arabian. It debuted August 9, 2009 at 12:30 PM EST. Melissa d'Arabian is the winner of the fifth season of The Next Food Network Star....
.
Ten Dollar Dinners
d'Arabian's show Ten Dollar DinnersTen Dollar Dinners
Ten Dollar Dinners is a television program hosted by Melissa d'Arabian. It debuted August 9, 2009 at 12:30 PM EST. Melissa d'Arabian is the winner of the fifth season of The Next Food Network Star....
premiered on August 9, 2009 on Food Network
Food Network
Food Network is a television specialty channel that airs both one-time and recurring programs about food and cooking. Scripps Networks Interactive owns 70 percent of the network, with Tribune Company controlling the remaining 30 percent....
. The second season of the show premiered in January 2010. In addition to Ten Dollar Dinners, d'Arabian has also been a guest on Food Network's The Best Thing I Ever Ate
The Best Thing I Ever Ate
The Best Thing I Ever Ate is a program on the Food Network which premiered on June 22, 2009 . The program originally aired as a one-time special in late 2008...
, on the episodes "Best I Ever Drank" and "With Garlic". On November 20, 2010 Melissa d'Arabian was featured on CBS
CBS
CBS Broadcasting Inc. is a major US commercial broadcasting television network, which started as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System. The network is sometimes referred to as the "Eye Network" in reference to the shape of...
television's The Early Show
The Early Show
The Early Show is an American television morning news talk show broadcast by CBS from New York City. The program airs live from 7 to 9 a.m. Eastern Time Monday through Friday; most affiliates in the Central, Mountain, and Pacific time zones air the show on tape-delay from 7 to 9 a.m. local time. ...
segment, Thanksgiving Dinner on a Shoestring, in which d'Arabian was challenged to feed eight guests with a budget of 80 US Dollars. Her Early Show holiday menu included a roasted garlic-scented turkey with garlic scented stuffing, yam-marbled 2-in-1 mashed potatoes, sautéed red cabbage and apples with fennel, and a kale salad with spiced pecans. In an interview with The Sacramento Bee
The Sacramento Bee
The Sacramento Bee is a daily newspaper published in Sacramento, California, in the United States. Since its creation in 1857, the Bee has become Sacramento's largest newspaper, the fifth largest newspaper in California, and the 25th largest paper in the U.S...
in December 2010, d'Arabian offered creative ways to address Thanksgiving leftovers by focusing on "ethnic flavors".
Melissa d'Arabian is represented by Josh Bider at WME.
Personal life
d'Arabian is married and has four young daughters: Valentine, Charlotte, and twins Margaux and Océane. She met her husband Philippe in FranceFrance
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, where they went to a restaurant known as L'Alivi for their first date. Her mother committed suicide
Suicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...
when Melissa was 20, which Melissa says inspired her to learn to cook for others as her mother did for her. Melissa lived (at the time of The Next Food Network Star's filming) in Keller, Texas
Keller, Texas
Keller is a city located in Tarrant County, Texas, in the United States. In 2011, it was ranked 93rd in Money Magazine's list of best cities to live in the United States. It is a northern suburb of the city of Fort Worth and is part of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex...
, but moved to Kirkland, Washington
Kirkland, Washington
Kirkland is a city in King County, Washington, United States. It is a suburb of Seattle on the Eastside . The population was 48,787 at the 2010 census makes it the 9th largest city in King County and the 20th largest city in the state...
following the completion of filming. She credits part of her culinary inspiration to French chef, Julia Child
Julia Child
Julia Child was an American chef, author, and television personality. She is recognized for introducing French cuisine to the American public with her debut cookbook, Mastering the Art of French Cooking, and her subsequent television programs, the most notable of which was The French Chef, which...
. As an undergraduate at the University of Vermont
University of Vermont
The University of Vermont comprises seven undergraduate schools, an honors college, a graduate college, and a college of medicine. The Honors College does not offer its own degrees; students in the Honors College concurrently enroll in one of the university's seven undergraduate colleges or...
, Melissa was a member of Alpha Chi Omega
Alpha Chi Omega
Alpha Chi Omega is a women's fraternity founded on October 15, 1885. Currently, there are 135 chapters of Alpha Chi Omega at colleges and universities across the United States and more than 200,000 lifetime members...
. d'Arabian has an M.B.A. from Georgetown University
Georgetown University
Georgetown University is a private, Jesuit, research university whose main campus is in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Founded in 1789, it is the oldest Catholic university in the United States...
.
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