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Melissa D'Arabian

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The Resume

    (October 1, 1968- )
    Born in Tucson, Arizona
    Based in Keller, Texas and later Kirkland, Washington
    Winner of the fifth season of The Next Food Network Star (2009)
    Host of Ten Dollar Dinners (2009– )

Why she might be annoying:

    She usually uses a lowercase ‘d’ for her given name — even at the start of a paragraph.
    Her middle name? Donovan.
    ‘Four people, ten bucks, infinite possibilities.’ (With three courses?)
    She appeared on The Today Show to cook a full Thanksgiving meal for eight people for less than $80.
    She named one of her twin daughters Oceane.
    One website compares her culinary authority to ‘a sorority girl who just failed home economics.’
    ‘Okay.’ ‘Yummy.’ ‘Here we go.’

Why she might not be annoying:

    She lists two particular culinary inspirations: Julia Child, and her mother, who committed suicide in the late 1980s.
    She is fluent in espanol and francais (the latter of which was probably helped along by marrying a Frenchman).
    She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science at the University of Vermont (1990).
    She was part of the entertainment staff of two cruise lines.
    During her season of the Next Food Network Star, she was the only competitor never in danger of elimination at any point.

Credit: Cool It All Right?


Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 19 Votes: 84.21% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 3 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 20 Votes: 55.00% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 10 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 18 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 32 Votes: 53.12% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 33 Votes: 54.55% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 20 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 19 Votes: 73.68% Annoying