Food Network Star ( season 11 ) - wikipedia Food Network Star ( season 11 ) Food Network Star ( season 11 ) Country of origin United States No. of episodes 11 Release Original network Food Network Original release June 7 ( 2015 - 06 - 07 ) -- August 16, 2015 ( 2015 - 08 - 16 ) Additional information No. of contestants 12 Winner Eddie Jackson Season chronology ← Previous Season 10 Next → Season 12 The eleventh season of the American reality television series Food Network Star premiered June 7, 2015 on Food Network. Food Network chefs Bobby Flay and Giada de Laurentiis returned to the series as judges, with Alton Brown not returning for undisclosed reasons. This season also continued the inclusion of Star Salvation, a six - week webseries that featured the most recently eliminated contestant competing against the remaining previously eliminated contestants for a chance to re-enter the main Food Network Star competition. This season also returned to the practice of the winner of the competition being chosen by the Food Network staff, rather than by viewers as in the three previous seasons. Contents 1 Contestants 1.1 Winner 1.2 Runners - up 1.3 Eliminated 2 Contestant progress 3 Star Salvation 4 Episodes 4.1 Week 1 4.2 Week 2 4.3 Week 3 4.4 Week 4 4.5 Week 5 4.6 Week 6 4.7 Week 7 4.8 Week 8 4.9 Week 9 4.10 Week 10 4.11 Week 11 5 References 6 External links Contestants Winner Eddie Jackson -- Richardson, Texas Runners - up Jay Ducote -- Baton Rouge, Louisiana Dominick `` Dom '' Tesoriero -- Staten Island, New York Eliminated ( In order of elimination ) Christina Fitzgerald -- St. Louis, Missouri Matthew Grunwald -- Scottsdale, Arizona Sita Lewis -- New York, New York Rosa Graziano -- Los Angeles, California Rue Rusike -- Brooklyn, New York Emilia Cirker -- Reston, Virginia Michelle Karam -- Santa Barbara, California ( withdrew ) Dominick `` Dom '' Tesoriero -- Staten Island, New York ( Returned to competition after winning Star Salvation ) Alex McCoy -- Washington D.C. Arnold Myint -- Nashville, Tennessee Contestant progress Contestant 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Mentor Challenge Winner N / A N / A Dom N / A Rue Eddie Jay Alex Eddie N / A N / A Eddie HIGH HIGH LOW WIN HIGH HIGH LOW LOW HIGH LOW WINNER Jay HIGH IN IN IN HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH HIGH RUNNER - UP Dom LOW IN HIGH LOW LOW LOW LOW OUT IN RUNNER - UP Arnold HIGH HIGH HIGH WIN LOW IN HIGH LOW LOW OUT Alex IN IN IN WIN HIGH LOW LOW HIGH OUT Michelle IN IN WIN LOW LOW IN QUIT Emilia IN LOW IN IN HIGH OUT Rue IN IN IN IN OUT Rosa IN IN LOW OUT Sita IN LOW OUT Matthew LOW OUT Christina OUT ( WINNER ) The contestant won the competition and became the next `` Food Network Star ''. ( RUNNER - UP ) The contestant made it to the finale, but did not win. ( WIN ) The contestant won the challenge for that week. ( RETURNED ) The contestant won Star Salvation and returned to the main competition. ( HIGH ) The contestant was one of the selection committee 's favorites for that week. ( IN ) The contestant performed well enough to move on to the next week. ( LOW ) The contestant was one of the selection committee 's three or four least favorites for that week, but was not eliminated. ( OUT ) The contestant was the selection committee 's least favorite for that week, and was eliminated. ( QUIT ) The contestant voluntarily left the competition. Star Salvation This season of Star Salvation was hosted by Iron Chef Alex Guarnaschelli and season 7 winner Jeff Mauro. Contestant 5 6 Dom IN WIN Rue IN IN IN IN OUT Alex OUT Emilia IN IN OUT Matthew IN IN IN OUT Christina IN IN OUT Rosa IN OUT Sita OUT ^ Note 1 : Having withdrawn from the competition, Michelle did not compete in Star Salvation this week. ( WIN ) The chef won Star Salvation and returned to the main competition. ( IN ) The chef continued in the competition. ( OUT ) The chef lost in that week 's Star Salvation and was eliminated from the competition. Episodes Week 1 Top 3 : Jay, Eddie and Arnold Bottom 3 : Dom, Matthew and Christina Eliminated : Christina Week 2 Top 2 : Eddie and Arnold Bottom 3 : Emilia, Sita and Matthew Eliminated : Matthew Week 3 Top 2 : Dom and Arnold Winner : Michelle Bottom 3 : Eddie, Rosa and Sita Eliminated : Sita Week 4 Winners : Eddie, Arnold and Alex Bottom 3 : Dom, Michelle and Rosa Eliminated : Rosa Week 5 Top 4 : Eddie, Alex, Jay and Emilia Bottom 4 : Arnold, Dom, Michelle and Rue Eliminated : Rue Week 6 Top 2 : Eddie and Jay Bottom 3 : Alex, Dom and Emilia Eliminated : Emilia Week 7 Top 2 : Jay and Arnold Bottom 4 : Dom, Eddie, Michelle and Alex Withdrew : Michelle ^ Note 2 Michelle chose to withdraw from the competition to be with her family. She did not compete in Star Salvation. Week 8 Top 2 : Jay and Alex Bottom 3 : Arnold, Eddie and Dom Eliminated : Dom Week 9 Top 2 : Eddie and Jay Bottom 2 : Arnold and Alex Eliminated : Alex Week 10 Top : Jay Bottom 2 : Eddie and Arnold Eliminated : Arnold ^ Note 3 Dom returned to the competition, having won Star Salvation. Week 11 Winner : Eddie Show on Food Network : BBQ Blitz Runners - up : Dom and Jay References ^ Jump up to : Russo, Maria ( April 29, 2015 ). `` Food Network Star, Season 11 : The Search for Star Power Is On This Summer Star Blog ''. Food Network. Scripps Networks Interactive. Retrieved June 22, 2015. Jump up ^ Dehnart, Andy ( April 29, 2015 ). `` Alton Brown out of Food Network Star season 11 ''. Reality Blurred. WordPress.com. Retrieved June 22, 2015. ^ Jump up to : `` Star Salvation ''. Food Network. Scripps Networks Interactive. Archived from the original on July 6, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2016. Jump up ^ Matt ( August 9, 2015 ). `` Food Network Gossip : Food Network Star Winner Poll ''. Food Network Gossip. Blogger. Retrieved December 14, 2015. External links Official website Food Network Star on IMDb Food Network Star at TV.com Food Network Star season 11 Finalists Eddie Jackson Jay Ducote Dom Tesoriero Other contestants Arnold Myint Alex McCoy Michelle Karam Emilia Cirker Rue Rusike Rosa Graziano Sita Lewis Matthew Grunwald Christina Fitzgerald Food Network Star Seasons 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Winners ( series ) Dan Smith & Steve McDonagh Party Line with the Hearty Boys Guy Fieri Guy 's Big Bite Diners, Drive - Ins, and Dives Guy Off the Hook Minute to Win It Rachael vs. Guy : Celebrity Cook - Off Guy 's Grocery Games Amy Finley The Gourmet Next Door Aaron McCargo, Jr. Big Daddy 's House Melissa d'Arabian Ten Dollar Dinners Aarti Sequeira Aarti Party Jeff Mauro $24 in 24 The Kitchen Kitchen Sink Sandwich King Justin Warner Rebel Eats Damaris Phillips Kids BBQ Championship Southern at Heart Lenny McNab Eddie Jackson BBQ Blitz Clash of the Grandmas Kids BBQ Championship Tregaye Fraser Kitchen Sink Jason Smith Best Baker in America Other contestants ( series ) Damiano Carrara Halloween Baking Championship Nikki Dinki Junk Food Flip Adam Gertler Will Work for Food Kid in a Candy Store Kelsey Nixon Kelsey 's Essentials Kelsey 's Homemade Jeffrey Saad United Tastes of America Selection committee Current Bobby Flay Giada De Laurentiis Former Alton Brown Gordon Elliott Marc Summers Spin - offs Food Network Star Kids Production Food Network CBS EYEtoo Productions Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Food_Network_Star_(season_11)&oldid=795434016 '' Categories : Food Network Star Hidden categories : Infobox television season articles that use the season name parameter Talk Contents About Wikipedia Add links This page was last edited on 14 August 2017, at 05 : 56. 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Question: who won season 11 of food network star
Answer: Eddie Jackson