Congratulations to Aarti, on a well deserved win! I enjoyed this season & especially enjoyed the finale. I was rooting for Aarti all along. Her bio shows she is a seasoned tv producer & has had Aarti Paarti as an online cooking show for a while, I felt that she was just more ready to start out of the box than Herb and Tom. I happened to catch Big Daddy Aaron's show "Big Daddy's Kitchen" (he won 2 seasons ago) yesterday & really Tom's POV was exactly the same - Big Flavor (note this is also Bobby Flay's POV - Big, Bold Flavors), Big Chef - Big Daddy - really there was no difference aside from Aaron having more charisma. Tom does seem pretty likeable, & Herb's POV does seem interesting too, I am interested in knowing how to make Puerto Rican & Cuban food with healthier ingredients. But I think the judges really picked the right winner.

I'm really excited about Aarti's show. I love the flavors of Indian food, but the heaviness of ghee disagrees with me. In the Bay Area there are 2 restaurants named "Breads of India" which feature Indian food made with olive oil rather than ghee, & I'm hoping Aarti will be showing recipes similar to theirs, made with lighter ingredients.

Aarti just has a sparkle and relatability that I haven't felt since first seeing Rachel Ray. She will bring a great ethnic POV which just is not on the Food Network now. I'm all set to Season Pass her show & can't wait.

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