How big was the largest pumpkin you’ve ever carved? For most people, 13 pounds is on the high end. But for the contestants on the Food Network’s Outrageous Pumpkins, it could be a pumpkin bigger than they are! These expert carvers turn pumpkins big and small into works of art.
The show’s fifth season of spooky creativity arrives this October. It’s hosted by Damaris Phillips. She’s a chef from Lexington, Kentucky, who won a Food Network competition in 2013—so she knows the kind of pressure the pumpkin carvers are under! But even Phillips admits these artists are in a class of their own. “When I’m judging a food show, I think I can do what these chefs are doing. With the competitors on Outrageous Pumpkins, I can’t do what they’re doing!”
Think about the largest pumpkin you’ve ever carved. How big was it? For most people, the record is about 13 pounds. But not for the contestants on the Food Network’s Outrageous Pumpkins. They might carve pumpkins bigger than they are! These expert carvers work on pumpkins big and small. They turn them into works of art.
The show’s fifth season starts this October. It’s hosted by Damaris Phillips. She’s a chef from Lexington, Kentucky, who won a Food Network competition in 2013. Even she is in awe of the pumpkin carvers. “When I’m judging a food show, I think I can do what these chefs are doing,” she says. “With the competitors on Outrageous Pumpkins, I can’t do what they’re doing!”