Chicagoan Jeff Mauro Is "Next Food Network Star"

By Anthony Todd in Food on Aug 15, 2011 9:00PM

When a Chicagoan appears on a reality TV show involving food, it tends to end well (see: Izard, Stephanie and Levitski, Dale). We hope the trend continues with Jeff Mauro, who won The Next Food Network Star on Sunday night. According to the Tribune, he focused his efforts on sandwich-making; his new show, "Sandwich King," starts this Sunday.

His mantra would go well with our refrigerator: It takes only a couple of steps to turn any meal into a sandwich, and any sandwich into a meal. We're looking forward to his new show, which will feature locations all over Chicago.

To re-live the best-of moments of Jeff's appearance, check out the video.