Nickel City Chef Season Two Dates & Ticket Sales Announced!

I am very pleased and proud to announce and be a part of Nickel City Chef Season Two!

Nickel City Chef’s production company, Feed Your Soul, has been hard at work lining up secret ingredients, special guest judges and challengers for Season Two.

After a crazy summer of sold out shows punctuated by a sold out 5-course autumn dinner for nearly a hundred guests, Nickel City Chef is proud to announce that its super second season begins February 21st! Nickel City Chef Season Two is sure to be twice as exciting as the first season, with twice as many shows (eight in all), twice as many secret ingredients and twice as much fun!

Rest assured, our Nickel City Chefs are up to the challenge. They include Chef Adam Goetz of SAMPLE, Chef Paul Jenkins of Tempo, Chef JJ Richert of Torches and Chef Krista Van Wagner of Curly’s. The response to Season One was remarkable, the Nickel City Chefs have even been approached about doing appearances by a few organizations located here in Western New York and also in our favorite city to the north--Toronto.

Nickel City Chef takes place in the stunning loft showroom of Buffalo’s Artisan Kitchens & Baths, with hosts Bert Gambini of WBFO and Chef Mike Andrzejewski of Sea Bar. Tickets for Season Two go on sale tomorrow, Wednesday, February 10th. Last year, tickets for the entire season sold out in less than three days. This year, in order to make them accessible to as many people as possible we have switched to an online ticketing agent. Tickets are $35 each and include catered snacks and access to a cash bar during the event. We do not recommend this event for children.

Links to online ticketing will be available on our website at NickelCityChef.com first thing Wednesday morning. There you can also read the biographies of our Season Two Challenging Chefs and Judges. This year some of our favorite judges have returned, along with special guests like Toronto food writer Ivy Knight, Canadian food writer and television producer Mary Luz Mejia, talented Chef Don Salamone of Philadelphia, and others! We are all looking forward to an excellent season.

Many thanks to our sponsors: Jenn Air, SubZero, Wolf, GE Monogram, Wegmans, Mansion on Delaware Avenue, the Buffalo chapter of the Chaine de Rotisseurs, Buffalo Spree, Block Club for Business, Earth Star, WBFO 88.7 and SeaBar City.


The Season Two schedule is as follows:



NICKEL CITY CHEF: SEASON TWO

Nickel City Chef V

Sunday, February 21st, 2010

Nickel City Chef Adam Goetz of Sample

vs.

Challenging Chef Ross Warhol of the Chautauqua Institution’s Athenaeum Hotel

Featuring Judges John Bourdage, Lisa Tucker and special guest, Kevin Purdy

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Nickel City Chef VI

Sunday, March 7th, 2010

Nickel City Chef JJ Richert of Torches

vs.

Challenging Chef Carmelo Raimondi of Carmelo’s in Lewiston

Featuring Judges Kristen Becker, John Bourdage and special guest, Chef Don Salamone

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Nickel City Chef VII

Sunday, March 21st, 2010

Nickel City Chef Paul Jenkins of Tempo

vs.

Challenging Chef Keith Dulak of Trattoria Aroma in Buffalo

Featuring Judges Kristen Becker, Alan Bedenko and Nelson Starr

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Nickel City Chef VIII

Sunday, April 11th, 2010

Nickel City Chef Krista VanWagner of Curly’s

vs.

Challenging Chef Andrew Nuernberger of The Roycroft in East Aurora

Featuring Judges John Bourdage, Kevin LoVullo and special guest, Ivy Knight

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Nickel City Chef IX

Sunday, April 25th, 2010

Nickel City Chef Adam Goetz of Sample

vs.

Challenging Chef Steve Gedra of Bistro Europa in Buffalo

Featuring Judges Nelson Starr, Lisa Tucker and special guest, Chef Brian Meitus

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Nickel City Chef X

Sunday, May 16th, 2010

Nickel City Chef JJ Richert of Torches

vs.

Challenging Chef Dino DeBell of Cole’s in Buffalo

Featuring Judges Alan Bedenko, Nelson Starr and special guest, Chef Kate Elliott

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Nickel City Chef XI

Sunday, June 6th, 2010

Nickel City Chef Paul Jenkins of Tempo

vs.

Challenging Chef Jim Guarino of Shango Bistro in Buffalo

Featuring Judges Alan Bedenko, Lisa Tucker and special guest, Chef Don Woods

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Nickel City Chef XII

Sunday, June 27th, 2010

Nickel City Chef Krista VanWagner of Curly’s

vs.

Challenging Chef Mark Sciortino of Marco’s in Buffalo

Featuring Judges Kristen Becker, Kevin LoVullo and special guest, Mary Luz Mejia

Order your tickets early and join us for this fantastic local food event!