to become the next Food Network Star," he told her.

Italian Specialty

For her first Mentor Challenge back in the competition, Lovely and the other finalists were "to create a mouthwatering description," according to Giada, of their ultimate pasta dishes. Lovely settled on a rich fettuccine Alfredo-style plate with shrimp and lemon. "I really have to do my best to describe this food to make them want to pick up that fork and just start woofing it down," she explained.

Change of Plans

Come tasting, the mentors announced that, rather than describe their own dishes, finalists must present a rival's plate. Lovely described Damaris' Bolognese, but because she missed Bobby's "culinary vocabulary" lesson last week, she didn't know to avoid words like "beautiful" and "delicious" in her performance.

Team Pizza

For what would beLovely's final Star Challenge, she teamed up with Rodney and Russell to produce a field piece at Vito's Pizza. The group chatted with Vito and attempted to learn about his from-scratch pies in a tape that would be shown to the Selection Committee and a panel of critics from
The Hollywood Reporter.

On-Camera Guests

Lovely's portion of the video included a brief conversation with two diners at Vito's, and she said of her plan for the presentation, "I want to have a good time while I'm doing this and make sure to incorporate these loyal customers." Despite her intentions, however, the guys are subdued and didn't help her advance the interview.

Presentation Woes

"I think that Lovely isn't necessarily engaging," one critic said of Lovely's performance in the piece. "She's almost too polished