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Popular Bergen County Chef Competing On New Season Of 'Hell's Kitchen'
Two New Jersey chefs, including one who works in Philadelphia, are on a brand-new season of "Hell's Kitchen" with Gordon Ramsay. Joe Tartamella, 35, the executive chef at Felina Restaurants in Ridgewood, Jersey City, and Summit, and Kyle Timpson, 30, of Dennis Township (Cape May County) are among the 18 contestants on a brand-new season of the hit FOX cooking competition. Season 23, titled"Head Chefs Only," debuted on Thursday, Sept. 26. Contestants are divided into two teams, the Red Team, which is all women, and the Blue Team, which is all men. The Blue Team happens …
Lifestyle
ICU Nurse From Bergen County Dishes On 'Next Level Chef'
With just two weeks notice, Christina Miros, a Bergen County native, found herself getting ready to fly to Ireland to compete on the new season of "Next Level Chef." Miros, a Dumont native who lives in River Vale, is a contestant on the third season on the FOX cooking show hosted by Gordon Ramsey. And when she's not serving up culinary delights in the kitchen she works as a nurse in the intensive care unit. On "Next Level Chefs", Ramsay, Nyesha Arrington and Richard Blais mentor the chefs as they face "unique" challenges on three different kitchen levels — literally. Contestants…
Lifestyle
NJ Police Detective Competes On FOX Cooking Show 'Next Level Chef'
A New Jersey police detective is putting her cooking skills to the test. Alexandra Donnadio, a Hillsborough native who works for in ballistics for the Essex County Sheriff's Department, is a home chef competing on the hit FOX cooking competition "Next Level Chef." View this post on Instagram A post shared by Alexandra Donnadio (@cookingwithzandge_s) The 24 contestants are split up into three different groups, comprised of eight chefs each: Home chefs, professional chefs, and social media chefs. Meanwhile, Celebrity chefs Gordon Ra…
Lifestyle
'This Place Looks Bleak': Another NJ Restaurant Gets Gordon Ramsay Revival
Gordon Ramsay isn't done with Passaic County just yet. A week after giving the "Kitchen Nightmares" episode of Woodland Park's Bask46 aired, Ramsay's show will feature In The Drink, a restaurant and bar at the Preakness Valley Golf Course in Wayne. The In A Drink episode will premiere on Monday, Oct. 9 at 8 p.m. on FOX. According to the restaurant's Facebook page, the episode was filmed from Tuesday, May 30 to Saturday, June 3. Following Ramsay's renovations, the restaurant reopened on Sunday, June 4. 🎉NEW & IMPROVED 🎉 In The Drink will reopen tomorrow June 4th!! Come check out …
Lifestyle
NJ 'Culinary Gangster' Faces Off Against Gordon Ramsay On 'Kitchen Nightmares' (
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After a few days with Gordon Ramsay, Bobby Fortunato, "The Culinary Gangster" and the executive chef at Bask46 in Passaic County, decided to go sleep with the fishes. Ramsay helped give Bask46, a Woodland Park restaurant, a makeover on "Kitchen Nightmares" which aired on FOX on Monday, Oct. 2. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bask46 (@_bask46) In the episode, owner Steve Baskinger was at the end of his rope, having sunk his life savings into the restaurant, but constantly clashing with Fortunato, his executive chef who made $100,…
Lifestyle
Steak And Eggs Saved His Life: Recovering NJ Addict Represents Northeast On 'MasterChef'
The first thing Ryan Walker did after getting sober was lose 50 pounds. How'd he do it? Steak and eggs, the Millstone Township resident says. Well, the Keto Diet and other forms of healthy eating. And ironically enough, the 33-year-old home chef's signature breakfast dish wowed celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay, earning him a spot representing the Northeast on "MasterChef: United Tastes of America." Walker will appear alongside another New Jersey chef, Purvi Dogra, as the show progresses. The next episode will air Wednesday, June 21 at 8 p.m. on FOX. This season is a regional competition tha…
Lifestyle
Husband-Wife Bakers From Bergen Compete On Reality TV Show 'Crime Scene Kitchen'
Two Bergen County pastry chefs who are married to each other and run their own bakery have decided to become detectives — food detectives. Torre Liebchen and Michelle Micek, the co-founders of Wish Upon a Pastry in Midland Park, are on the latest season of FOX's "Crime Scene Kitchen" hosted by Joel McHale. The second season premiered on Monday, June 5. View this post on Instagram A post shared by wish upon a pastry / hand crafted custom desserts (@wishuponapastry) On "Crime Scene Kitchen," chefs arrive at the scene of a crime- a kitchen th…
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TikTok Chef From NJ To Compete On Gordon Ramsay Cooking Show
After the Philadelphia Eagles take on the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVII on Sunday, Feb. 12, audiences can stay tuned to root for someone else with Philadelphia ties. Cassie Yeung is a chef and TikTok influencer who will appear alongside Gordon Ramsay on FOX's "Next Level Chef." The competition series puts culinary pros head-to-head to test their skills under the leadership of TV's most recognizable celebrity chefs — including the famously prickly Ramsay. "He's intimidating by nature but honestly so supportive," Cassie tells Daily Voice. During filming, Cassie was chosen to compete…
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Bergen County Chef Gets Sweet Surprise While Filming Gordon Ramsay Cooking Show
Bergen County's Michelle Calcagni and her husband Anthony had been trying to get pregnant for about a year without luck. After months of high hopes and letdowns for the Washington Township couple, they decided to stop trying, and just relax. But when 31-year-old Calcagni was abroad last September and one week into filming Gordon Ramsay cooking show "Next Level Chef," she noticed she was especially emotional, and her menstrual cycle was late. Calcagni, an Oradell native, took two pregnancy tests. They were both positive. "I was stunned," said Calcagni, who is competing in the Home Chef c…
Lifestyle
Viral TikToker, NJ Teacher Competing On Gordon Ramsey Show Airing Right After Super Bowl
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A New Jersey teacher and viral TikToker is competing in Season 2 of a Gordon Ramsay show that’s airing right after Super Bowl LVII. Matt Groark of Medford Lakes — aka TheMeatTeacher — is a physical education and health instructor who launched his own barbeque business, Groark Boys, in 2018, according to NJ.com. With 3.3 million followers on TikTok, 640,000 on YouTube, and 128,000 on Instagram, the teacher-turned-top-tier-chef is quickly making a name for himself as he prepares for his television premiere. View this post on Instagram A post s…
Schools
Watch For NJ History Teacher As Ballgirl During Phillies
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Game? What game? We're looking for Kelly Fleck. That's the 23-year-old New Jersey teacher who has been moonlighting as a Phillies' Ballgirl. The Robbinsville High School AP history teacher will be on the field for the entire game Saturday, Oct. 22, where she will have a front-row seat to watch the Phightin' Phils that even the Philly Phanatic would be jealous of as the team heads to Game 4 of the National League Championship Series against the San Diego Padres. If they're able to de-throne the Padres, the Phillies will make their first Wold Series appearance since 2009 and will have a sho…
News
NFL Legend Tony Siragusa Fell To Similar Fate As His Father: Report
Further details reveal that NFL legend, Tony "The Goose" Siragusa, has died in nearly the same manner as his father, whom he tried to save, TMZ reports. Siragusa had reportedly been receiving CPR at a home in Toms River, NJ when the initial emergency call came in around 11:45 a.m., Wednesday, June 22. He was pronounced dead at the scene and a cause of death was not immediately determined. Decades earlier, when Siragusa was 21, he performed CPR on his dad who suffered a massive heart attack, claiming his life at the age of 48, Siragusa said on an episode of Howard Stern. Siragusa's dad died…
Business
Covid-
19: Actor Exits TV Drama After Refusing To Get Vaccinated
Another Hollywood star has been written out of a TV drama after refusing to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. The latest to exit a popular drama is Rockmond Dunbar of "9-1-1," the Fox television series. The show requires all actors need to be vaccinated to participate, but, as a response, Dunbar applied for a medical and religious exemption, which he was denied, according to Deadline. On Monday, Nov. 22, his character on the series, Michael Grant, was written off the show with his deciding to move to Haiti with his boyfriend, Deadline reported. In a statement to Deadline, Dunbar said: …
News
Barstool CEO's Leaked Sex Tape May Have Caused Drop In Penn Shares
Barstool CEO Dave Portnoy's sex tape that leaked over the weekend may have caused a dip on shares of Penn National Gaming, Fox reports. Barstool dished out $136 million for a 36 percent share of the casino and racetrack company in January 2020. Since the video was leaked, Penn's shares dropped approximately 2.6 percent. Portnoy tweeted his response to the situation in a video and even encouraged investors to "buy the dip." Seriously though thanks to our fans for their never ending support. It’s what allows us to be us. $penn pic.twitter.com/jMfBViHMUH — Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresident…
Obituaries
NBC New York Reporter Katherine Creag Dies Suddenly At 47
A popular NBC New York reporter has died at age 47, the station announced. Katherine Creag, who was working as recently as Wednesday, Feb. 10, died unexpectedly later that night from unknown causes. “For 10 years Kat was one of our cornerstones, always willing to help in any situation, whether it was a colleague in need of a shift that needed to be covered,” WNBC’s Vice President of news, Amy Morris, said in an email to the staff this week. “She was thoughtful, funny, and relentless. And even on the toughest days, she was a bright light, quick with a kind word and a smile.” Born in the…
News
'Melrose Place' Actress Gets More Prison Time For Fatal DWI Crash In NJ
Former "Melrose Place" actress and New Jersey resident Amy Locane was sentenced to more time in prison for a drunken 2010 crash that killed a woman and seriously injured her husband after a judge agreed her initial sentence was too lenient. The 48-year-old Hopewell Borough actress was sentenced Thursday to eight years in state prison without parole by Somerset County Superior Court Judge Angela F. Borkowski, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson and Chief of County Detective John W. Fodor jointly announced. The sentencing was the culmination of eight years of appellate litiga…
Lifestyle
Videos
: Essex County Grammy Winner Eliminated As Mouse On 'The Masked Singer'
Spoiler alert: An iconic singer with roots in Essex County was eliminated as The Mouse on Fox's "The Masked Singer." Dionne Warwick, 79, who attended East Orange High School, was unmasked Wednesday night. The five-time Grammy Award-winner said the experience was "an absolute ball." The show pits several celebrities against each other dress head-to-toe in elaborate costumes meant to hide their identifies. The audience, hosts, judges and competitors guess who each contestant is behind the masks.
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Hasbrouck Heights Native Jason Biggs Stars In New Parenting Show (And His Mom Is Super Proud)
Hasbrouck Heights native Jason Biggs is starring in a new FOX show about parenting -- and his mom couldn't be more proud. In the new series "Outmatched" that aired last week, Biggs plays Mike, a father described as an “uncultivated guy’s guy” raising four kids with his wife, Cay, played by Maggie Lawson, in Atlantic City. The kicker? Three of Biggs' on-screen children are certified geniuses. Biggs, now 41, was raised in Hasbrouck Heights and graduated from Has. Heights High School in 1996. His mother, Angela, still lives in the house they grew up in. IQ levels aside, the premise of the sh…
Lifestyle
ON TV: Demarest Boy Competes For $10G On MasterChef Junior
An 8-year-old boy from Demarest will be competing for the $10,000 grand prize on a FOX network cooking competition. Mateo is among 24 of "the most talented young home cooks in America" selected for "Masterchef Junior" Season 7. They must impress judges Gordon Ramsay, Christina Tosi and Aarón Sánchez. The first episode is all about breakfast, in which contestants will cook up a meal using surprise ingredients. The first episode will air March 5 at 8 p.m. on FOX.
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