Later in 2012 Warner became a contestant on the eighth season of Food Network Star, mentored by Alton Brown.

[10] He eventually became one of the final four contestants, and he filmed a pilot for a potential series called Rebel with a Culinary Cause.

[15] In March 2013, Justin Warner debuted a one-hour pilot special on Food Network titled Rebel Eats.

[13][16] In 2021, Justin and his wife Brooke opened "Bokujo Ramen", in Rapid City, South Dakota.

Ingredients required to cook along at home are shared a week in advance, usually through the use of google documents to allow those that wish to participate time to gather them.