Posted 07/23/2012 by Gina in Around the World in 80 Plates and Cast Interviews
by Gina Scarpa
Just shy of the final challenge on Around The World In 80 Plates, Steve "Nookie" Postal was eliminated from the competition singlehandedly by his trusted alliance member Avery Pursell. Her reasoning? She felt he'd resort to shady moves in order to win a competition. Today, we talked to the always entertaining executive chef of the Red Sox in an exclusive interview about people's perception of him, his feelings on his elimination, and whether or not we'll see more of him.
Posted 07/20/2012 by Gina in Around the World in 80 Plates and Cast Interviews
by Gina Scarpa
On the finale of Around The World In 80 Plates, Avery chose to go up against Liz for the last challenge of the season. Liz came close, but lost in the end. The young chef was often underestimated because of her lack of experience but she was a member of a winning team five times and named Most Valuable Chef twice. Oh yeah, and she made it farther than many of her doubters! We talked to Liz today in an exclusive
Posted 07/19/2012 by Gina in Around the World in 80 Plates and Cast Interviews
by Gina Scarpa
On last night's season finale of Around The World In 80 Plates, Avery's dish was named the best in Uruguay and for her prize, she was able to select her opponent for the final challenge in Los Angeles. She eliminated Nookie and took Liz to the finals, where the two created menus based on countries they had visited throughout the competition. The diners and judges decided that Avery's dishes were the best, was named the winner, and took home the
Posted 07/19/2012 by Gina in Around the World in 80 Plates
by Gina Scarpa
The final three chefs meet up in Uruguay, where they have only two hours to shop and prepare a traditional Uruguayian dish. To make things tougher (of course), they have to follow a map to three shops and those are the only three places that they can shop from. To make things even tougher... what the heck is in a traditional Uruguayian dish?! Avery's major mistake was hoping that there would be seafood at one of the shops, but the only thing she
Posted 07/13/2012 by Gina in Around the World in 80 Plates and Cast Interviews
by Gina Scarpa and Kylene Hamulak
With just one week until the finale, John Vermiglio's elimination from Around the World In 80 Plates is among the more dramatic ends to a chef's run. Though he leaves with several "Most Valuable Chef" titles and weeks of successful dishes, his time was cut short before the final destination. We talked to him today in an exclusive interview about what drew him to the show, his bromance with Nookie, and the highlights of his time on Around