Martie Duncan

Martie Duncan is an American chef, blogger[3] and party planner. She was a finalist on the eighth season of the Food Network series Food Network Star.

Martie Duncan
Born1961/1962 (age 58–59)[1]
Birmingham, Alabama, United States[2]
Websitewww.martieknowsparties.com

Career

Duncan has made several appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show.[4][5] She has had no formal culinary training, nor has she ever worked in a restaurant.[3] Duncan is the president of her own party-planning company, M Content Media LLC.[4][6]

Food Network Star

In 2012, Duncan became a contestant on the eighth season of the Food Network series Food Network Star, being mentored by Alton Brown.[5][7] She eventually became one of the final four contestants, and she filmed a pilot for a potential series called Martie with the Party.[8] She eventually lost the competition to Justin Warner;[9] however, on May 31, 2014 (2014-05-31), it was announced that she (as well as Chad Rosenthal from season nine) would be a contestant on the Food Network Star spin-off webseries Star Salvation, which gives eliminated contestants a chance to re-enter the Food Network Star competition.[10] Duncan was eliminated from Star Salvation in the second episode of the season.[11]

Personal life

Duncan was born in Birmingham, Alabama.[2] Her mother, Martha Bossart, died in 2004 at age 73.[12] Duncan initially did not reveal her age, simply billing herself on Food Network Star as "slightly over 40";[7] however, she gave her age as 50 on the July 15, 2012 episode.[1]

References

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