If you peruse the list of upcoming Food Network programs, you might see a familiar name on the list of âChoppedâ contestants. Wearing a red chefâs coat, Robbie Jester of Pizzeria Mariana in Newark stands behind the signature basket of mystery ingredients. Jester is one of the 16 chefs competing on âChopped Battle Italiano,â which will debut on Tuesday, May 28. Chefs Scott Conant, …
Social media posts that tease âIYKYKâ are wink-wink references to insider information â the acronym stands for If You Know You Know. Wilmington foodies are using the hashtag to refer to Nickâs Pizza, a pop-up started by Nick Vouras. The business has no brick-and-mortar restaurant, business phone or website. So, if you want to sample Vourasâs praise-worthy pizzas, you need …
Delawareâs food fans have a new reason to subscribe to Netflix. Local chef Robbie Jester is one of 11 contestants on âPressure Cooker,â a reality competition starting on Friday, Jan. 6. To celebrate his TV appearance, Jester and friends are throwing a premier party at Bellefonte Brewing Co.âs North Wilmington location starting at 6 p.m. The public is invited, but Jester isn’t allowed to comment until …
Fusion cuisine is nothing new, but Nick Vouras of Kozy Korner and Nickâs Pizza in Wilmington and âChoppedâ alum Reuben Dhanawade are taking it to the next level. The friends will hold a âPizza and Sandosâ popup Saturday, July 23 featuring Vourasâ Detroit-style pizza (either red or white) and Dhanawadeâs fried butter chicken âsando,â short for a sandwich. The cuisines will collide on the special …
Reuben Dhanawade had a lot riding on dessert â namely a job offer from chefs Maneet Chauhan, Scott Conant and Chris Santos, the discerning â and often acerbic â judges on the Food Network’s “Desperately Seeking Sous Chef.” The five-part show is a special edition of “Chopped,” which asks chefs to make dishes from a mystery basket of ingredients. A chef …
