Tallahassee chef lands slot on TBS 'Rat in the Kitchen'

Chef Nikki Pettineo, a chef instructor at a local prison and small business owner of seasoning company Pro Seasoning, is a guest on the new TBS reality cooking show, "Rat in the Kitchen." — Chef Nikki Pettineo, a chef instructor at a nearby prison and small business owner of seasoning enterprise Pro Seasoning, is a visitor on the new TBS fact cooking present, “Rat in the Kitchen.”

Nearby Tallahassee chef and smaller organization proprietor Nikki Pettineo will be a featured contestant in an episode of the new TBS fact cooking present, “Rat in the Kitchen,” airing at 9 p.m. May well 26.

“Rat in the Kitchen” is a video game of high stakes cat and mouse where viewers get to enjoy detective.

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In excess of the training course of the 10-episode season, a blend of specialist chefs and passionate residence cooks contend in a sequence of innovative cooking difficulties, earning hard cash in their financial institution for every single dish that impresses Chef Ludo Lefebvre, when making an attempt to expose an undercover mole (the rat) determined to sabotage the dishes and undermine their possibilities at victory.

“Being on Rat in the Kitchen was definitely remarkable for the reason that it is not your ordinary cooking show. You have to aim on the cooking, but also preserve your eyes and ears open for sabotage to the dish. I’m always up for a problem to exam my cooking skills in new means,” Pettineo reported.

The episode titled “The Situation of the Dreadful Waffles,” exposes 6 chefs to waffle sabotage as teams battle to establish the rat and acquire up to $50,000. Chef Pettineo, a chef teacher at a nearby jail and little business enterprise operator of seasoning enterprise Pro Seasoning, was most involved about flavor optics.

Nikki Pettineo is featured on the new TBS cooking show, "Rat in the Kitchen." — Nikki Pettineo is showcased on the new TBS cooking display, “Rat in the Kitchen.”

“The twist with Rat in the Kitchen is that, at any place, sabotage is doable. An case in point would be the ‘Rat’ secretly more than or beneath-seasoning your dish and bombing the taste, which is my particular nightmare.”

Chef Pettineo will host a watch occasion of the “The Circumstance of the Dreadful Waffles” episode from 8-10 p.m. Thursday, May possibly 26, at the RedEye Coffee place in Midtown. The community is invited to attend and cheer on their hometown chef as she competes to possibly expose or sabotage her rivals.

Chef Pettineo will also hold a Pop-Up Waffle tasting with RedEye Espresso Specialty Flight pairing from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, June 12. Tickets for the celebration will be advertised on all social media internet pages for Chef Nikki Pettineo (@chefnikki on Instagram, NikkiTalksFood on Fb and Twitter), Pro Seasoning (chefnikki.net), and RedEye Coffee (redeyecoffee.com).

If you go

What: What party with Chef Pettineo for “The Situation of the Terrible Waffles” episode

When: 8-10 p.m. Thursday, May perhaps 26

Where: RedEye Espresso site in Midtown. The neighborhood is invited to show up at and cheer on their hometown chef as she competes to both expose or sabotage her competitors.

Coming up: Chef Pettineo will also keep a Pop-Up Waffle tasting with RedEye Coffee Specialty Flight pairing from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Sunday, June 12.

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