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Jay Ducote may not have been crowned ‘Food Network Star,’ but that doesn’t mean he hasn’t inspired Louisianans and shined a light on Baton Rouge
On Sunday evening, Ducote’s run on Food Network Star came to an end. We caught up with him to find out what he thinks of the show’s outcome, what he’s learned and what he’s going to do next.
225 Dine: How are you feeling with all of the support from your fans, in and outside Baton Rouge?
Ducote: The support has been truly overwhelming, especially in the last couple of days. I think we had over 600 people at The Varsity [Sunday night]—just to watch a one-hour-long Food Network show. The flooding of social media and texts and phone calls and things have been to the point where I can’t even think about keeping up with it. I think I got over 1,000 tweets yesterday. It’s been, in a great way, overwhelming. It’s almost inspiring to me, letting me know that I’m doing the right thing and being successful in showing and sharing my passion.