GRILL IT! Casting Call. Calling all BBQ Dudes!

You could be on Bobby Flay's Grill It (Season 2)! Here's how...

Casting Call: Food Network is looking for men and women with big personalities to grill alongside Bobby Flay in Season 2 of GRILL IT! If you love to experiment with burgers, seafood, ribs, fish, pork or poultry, and have skills to prove it, we want to hear from you! The show is non-competitive and features grillers from across the country creating unique recipes on the grill!

Interested applicants (who look between 21 and 45) must be outgoing, fun and able to reproduce their own unique recipe on camera. Maybe it’s a new take on pork or seafood or perhaps a recipe passed down from your grandmother? Whatever the dish, it needs to be original and not found in a cookbook!

How to apply:
-Fill out the application (email us for this) and email it along with a current photo to grillitwithbobbyflay@gmail.com
- Make a 3-minute video (DVD or MiniDV) showcasing your personality (anything longer than 3-minutes will not be considered)
- On the casting tape, cook your favorite dish, tell us about the ingredients, how you created the recipe, and why it is special.
- Tell us a little about yourself and what makes you interesting.
- Tell us why you think it would be great to GRILL IT! with Bobby Flay

Please upload your 3-minute video the Food Network “Be On TV” site, then mail us your original DVD or MiniDV along with your written recipe to:
Rock Shrimp
Att: Grill It!
110 Leroy Street
7th Floor
New York, NY 10014

Questions? Email us at mailto:grillitwithbobbyflay@gmail.com

All entries need to be submitted by March 2nd, 2009. You must be available for one day of filming in Los Angeles, CA. March 16-22.

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