BY JENNA BAGCAL
@JENNA_BAGCAL
Nicholas Poulmentis, the executive chef
and co-owner of Akrotiri Seafood Taverna,
located at 29-20 30th Ave., was one of the
four contestants on the episode, which
aired at 9 p.m. on July 3.
The chef’s appetizer, entree and dessert
carried him through each round of the competition
to ultimately win the $10,000 prize.
On the episode, Poulmentis told the judges,
Marc Murphy, Alex Guarnaschelli and Martha
Stewart, that if he won, he would use the prize
money to travel to Greece with his family.
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When we spoke to Poulmentis before
the show aired, he said that he was “super
excited” for the show to be aired, and
relieved that the wait was finally over. The
chef said that it was hard to keep his participation
in the show a secret from his
family and friends.
According to Poulmentis, once chosen
to appear on “Chopped,” the production
team does not allow contestants to talk
about their participation during the filming
process.
“My daughter lost her mind,” said the chef
after he told his family he was going to be
ARTS + ENTERTAINMENT
An Astoria chef at
a popular Greek
restaurant emerged
victorious on a recent
episode of Food
Network’s “Chopped.”
Photo via twitter.com/Poulme1Nicholas
FOOD FIGHT
Astoria chef slices and dices his way to victory
on popular Food Network show ‘Chopped’