Nikki Dinki
American chef and cookbook author
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Nikki Dinki (born May 11, 1983)[1][2][3] is an American chef and cookbook author. She came to prominence as a contestant on the ninth season of the Food Network series Food Network Star,[1] and served as co-host of the Cooking Channel series Junk Food Flip, which aired from 2014 to 2016.[7]
Nikki Dinki | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 11, 1983[1][2][3] Clarence, New York, U.S.[4] |
| Spouse |
Evan Siegert (m. 2010) |
| Children | 1 |
| Culinary career | |
| Cooking style | Semi-vegetarian |
Television show | |
| Website | www |
Biography
Dinki was born in Clarence, New York.[4] She attended Clarence High School and graduated in 2001.[5]
In 2006, Dinki appeared in The Sopranos sixth-season episode "Johnny Cakes" as A.J. Soprano's girlfriend Bibi.[8]
In May 2013,[4] it was announced that Dinki had been selected as a contestant on the ninth season of the Food Network series Food Network Star. During the course of the series, she emphasized her semi-vegetarian lifestyle, which she often referred to as her "meat-on-the-side" ideology.[1][7][9][10] Dinki was eliminated from the show on July 28, 2013, finishing in fifth place.[11]
In August 2014, Dinki filmed a pilot for a potential series for Cooking Channel called Junk Food Flip.[12] In April 2015, it was announced that the pilot would be picked up for a full series; and that fellow chef Bobby Deen would serve as co-host.[13] The series officially premiered on June 2, 2015.[7][14]
Dinki's husband, Evan, is a lawyer;[5] they married in 2010.[6] When she returned to Food Network Star for the ninth-season finale, she announced that she was pregnant with a girl; however, she later suffered a stillbirth at 40 weeks.[15] Her daughter was named Willa, and Dinki created a recipe called Willa's Lemonade Cheesecakes in her honor.[15]
In January 2016, it was reported that Dinki was pregnant with her second child, who was due to be born in April 2016.[16] In March 2016, she announced that the child would be a girl.[17] Dinki announced the arrival of her daughter, Ivy, in May 2016.[18]
Books
- Meat on the Side: Delicious Vegetable-Focused Recipes for Every Day (ISBN 9781250067166) (St. Martin's Press).