We Told You, Don't Call Us

Food Network auditions earlier in the week, you'll recall. (Don't remember? Click here.)

We now have follow-up reports from a couple of contenders who got callbacks, starting with Yakima Valley's John "Chef Big John" Caudill:

My demo went very well...an organic heirloom tomato salad, with arugula, fresh figs and a basil studded, broken vinaigrette...all topped with a pan roasted, chili spiced rubbed, rare duck breast. The plate was beautiful with the multi colored tomatoes and the rare, pink duck. Jennifer Sullivan, the casting director, began to drool, so we both dug in to the sumptuous warm salad.

And what about the Consolidated Restaurants "brothers" Jeremy Anderson and Eric Hellner? This report from PR rep Katie Wilkinson:

Jeremy did his thing and all went well. Then Eric went and all was equally fab! It appears Jenny wants them to take the next step together, which is a three min. demo tape and plans to pitch them to exec producers!

Jeremy made Tenderloin Stuffed King Crab Tails with fall vegetable succotash and grilled asparagus (want a pic?)

Jenny ate half of Jeremy's dish even though she was full and it was cold and the end of a long day of seeing chefs and their food. And most of all- She loved it!

Eric did oysters and highlighted our wonderful Northwest specialties!

November's tapings in New York are just around the corner, but here in the provinces, the wait goes on.

And BTW, Rachael Ray is looking, too.