Nickel City Chef Blog: Archive

Announcing Nickel City Chef Season Four!

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Jan 3rd

Book Launch Invite & New Season

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Oct 11th

Our annual Foodie-to-Farm Tour & more!

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Aug 2nd

Tour & Taste the Market this summer with FYS!

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Jun 14th

Season Three is here!

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Nov 7th

Feed Your Soul's Upcoming WNY Foodie Event...

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Jun 10th

Cocktail Party To Go!

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Dec 9th

2010 Farmer-Chef Conference Announced

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Dec 8th

Upcoming WNY Food Events

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Oct 2nd

Farm Tours, Nickel City Chef & More

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Aug 18th

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NCC Episode II Results

In case you haven’t yet heard, Nickel City Chef JJ Richert of Torches was our big winner in the second episode of Nickel City Chef, besting Challenging Chef Joseph Fenush III, from Park Country Club. The results for all of our competitions in the 2009 Summer series are on the Nickel City Chef website. You can view a brief slideshow picturing the well-composed plates of our chefs, the way...

Jul 21st

NCC at Taste of Buffalo →

The Taste of Buffalo is just around the corner. Did you know it is one of the largest food festivals in the country? This year, a number of good people from the Nickel City Chef gang will be cooking on the ToB Culinary Stage. You can see NCC Host Chef Mike Andrzejewski of SeaBar on Sunday, July 12th at 2:10. Nickel City Chef JJ Richert of Torches, our very own culinary daredevil, will also be...

Jun 24th

NCCI- The Plates →

The results for each competition in the 2009 Summer series will be posted directly on the Nickel City Chef website at the link above. There you can view a brief slideshow picturing the well-composed plates of our chefs, the way the points were tallied, etc. We will also post still photos on the Nickel City Chef Facebook page—if you use Facebook and haven’t “Become a Fan”...

Jun 23rd

"The Meitus Touch" →

Vince McConeghy over at WNY LocalFoodService (an industry-to-industry site for area restaurants) attended NCCI on Sunday, and has composed a nice post about it for his blog which we think you’ll enjoy. Thanks, Vince!

Jun 23rd

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From The Desk of Alan Bedenko

One of our three judges from the Sunday event wrote up a review on his blog. Check it out!

Jun 22nd

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Watch

Buffalo’s own WIVB-TV spotlighted our first competition yesterday. Look closely and see how many people you can recognize in the video!

Jun 22nd

Sold Out!

We are thrilled to announce that Buffalo loves Nickel City Chef as much as we love Buffalo! All four Summer 2009 events sold out in just a few days. Thank you to the many of you who got out early and supported us in this exciting venture. If you didn’t get tickets, don’t worry. We’re already in the process of working out the details for Nickel City Chef’s 2nd Season, slated...

Jun 20th

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Tickets!

Tickets went on sale earlier today! Get them while they’re still available, a couple of the shows are close to selling out! Check out the tickets page for more information.

Jun 13th

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The Challengers

You’ve heard a lot about our Nickel City Chefs (and rightfully so!), and now it is time to hear about their challengers! Challenging Chef Brian Mietus, from Bacchus Wine Bar & Restaurant, will compete with Nickel City Chef Krista Van Wagner in the inaugural Nickel City Chef event on Father’s Day, June 21st. Challenging Chef Joseph Fenush III will face off with Nickel City Chef JJ...

Jun 11th

Game On!

If you picked up your copy of today’s Buffalo News, not only did you see the fantastic article with equally stupendous photos on the front page of the Life section, you probably also saw us on the front page. That’s right: standing right next to Sid the Kid is Krista Van Wagner, our first Nickel City Chef to be challenged. This juxtaposition got me thinking. Was The News subtly trying...

Jun 10th

14 Days And Counting

The tickets came in from the printer today, and they look wonderful! Nothing reminds you that your event is really two weeks away like having the tickets show up with dates, and chefs and locations all printed and permanent. I’d post a photo of them, but why ruin the surprise? You can see what they look like for yourself when you purchase a pair (or a dozen, you know, for friends), at...

Jun 7th

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In The News & On The Block

As the first event draws closer (17 days until the first competition!), some local publications are getting almost as excited as we are! The Buffalo News is preparing a lovely spread on Nickel City Chef next Wednesday (6-10-09) in the Life section. You’ll find loads of information on our chefs, the event, and catch some more photos! Don’t forget to pick up a couple copies for your...

Jun 4th

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NCChef in Short Orders

Did you catch Janice Okun’s wonderful spotlight on Nickel City Chef in The Buffalo News? Pick up a paper today or just check it out here!

May 29th

CALLING ALL CHEFS!

Do you still think you’ve got what it takes to compete with a Nickel City Chef? Maybe you know a chef with that certain flair in the kitchen of your favorite restaurant, and might want to go spatula to spatula with one of our chefs. Well what are you waiting for? You’ve got only a few more days to apply to be one of our Nickel City Chef challengers! Check out the rules, and fill out...

May 28th

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Mark Your Calendars

The schedule is all set to go for the 2009 season! Check out the Nickel City Chef you’d like to challenge, and apply starting today! Applications are due by June 1st, 2009. Nickel City Chef 2009 Schedule Sunday, June 21st featuring Nickel City Chef Krista Van Wagner of Curly’s Sunday, July 19th featuring Nickel City Chef JJ Richert of Torches Sunday, August 23rd featuring Nickel City Chef...

May 20th

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Your Nickel City Chefs

You’ve been hearing (hopefully) about Nickel City Chef for a little while now, probably wondering who our Chefs would be—well the wait is over! Your Nickel City Chefs are: Chef/Owner Adam Goetz of Sample, Chef/Managing Partner Paul Jenkins of Tempo, Chef/Owner JJ Richert of Torches Chef/Owner Krista Van Wagner of Curly’s. These fine chefs will take on challengers, all of which...

May 15th

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May 13th