Martie Duncan
Martie Duncan | |
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| Born | Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.[1] |
| Website | www |
Martie Duncan is an American chef, blogger[2] and party planner. She was a finalist on the eighth season of the Food Network series Food Network Star.
Career
[edit]Duncan has made several appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show.[3][4] She has had no formal culinary training, nor has she ever worked in a restaurant.[2] Duncan is the president of her own party-planning company, M Content Media LLC.[3][5]
In 2012, Duncan became a contestant on the eighth season of the Food Network series Food Network Star, being mentored by Alton Brown.[4][6] She became one of the final four contestants,[7] eventually losing to Justin Warner.[8] On May 31, 2014, it was announced that she would be a contestant on the Food Network Star spin-off webseries Star Salvation, which gave eliminated contestants a chance to re-enter the Food Network Star competition.[9] Duncan was eliminated from Star Salvation in the second episode of the season.[10]
Personal life
[edit]Duncan was born in Birmingham, Alabama.[1] Duncan initially did not reveal her age, simply billing herself on Food Network Star as "slightly over 40";[6] however, she gave her age as 50 on the July 15, 2012 episode.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Magic City Chatroom: Martie Duncan, Food Network Star | MagicCityMade. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
- ^ a b Interview with Martie Duncan. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
- ^ a b Speaker Announcement: Martie Duncan | SheCon Expo Archived 2012-07-06 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
- ^ a b Martie Knows Parties - MEET MARTIE Archived 2012-10-18 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
- ^ MARTIE KNOWS PARTIES - Reviews & Brand Information - Martie Duncan Birmingham, AL - Serial Number: 77805068. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
- ^ a b Martie Duncan : Shows : Food Network. Retrieved October 9, 2012.
- ^ Birmingham's Martie Duncan is a 'Food Network Star' finalist (updated) | al.com. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
- ^ Birmingham's Martie Duncan thanks fans for support after losing on 'Food Network Star' | al.com. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
- ^ De Heer, Sarah (May 31, 2014). "Watch: Chad Rosenthal and Martie Duncan Are Back - Star Blog". Food Network. Retrieved June 1, 2014.
- ^ Tijerina, Edmund (June 9, 2014). "Luca Della Casa finds redemption on 'Star Salvation' - Food Flashes". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
- ^ "Pilot Green Lights". Food Network Star. July 15, 2012. Food Network. Archived from the original on October 20, 2012. Retrieved October 20, 2012.