FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com FEBRUARY 20, 2014 • BUZZ • The Queens Courier 71 LIC chef hopes for ‘Chopped’ redemption Chef Natasha Pogrebinsky is making a return on the Food Network’s “Chopped” airing on February 25. BY ANGY ALTAMIRANO aaltamirano@queenscourier.com/@aaltamirano28 One Long Island City chef hopes this time she won’t be “chopped.” Natasha Pogrebinsky, executive chef and co-founder of Bear Bar and Restaurant, located at 12-14 31st Avenue, will be making her comeback on a “Return and Redeem” episode of the Food Network’s “Chopped,” airing Tuesday, February 25. The chef made her first appearance on the show in August. In the end, although the judges struggled to make a final decision, Pogrebinsky came in second. Now, she is ready to go head to head with three other returning chefs for a $10,000 prize on next week’s episode. “It definitely feels great to be back on, to represent Queens and to represent New York City,” said Pogrebinsky. “It was just as intense and real as last time, and I was just happy to come back and put up a fight.” Contestants on “Chopped” receive baskets filled with mystery ingredients. Each chef must create dishes and compete to make it to the next round. On the February 25 episode, the returning chefs work with ingredients such as sour candy, green lime jello and palm seeds. In 2011, Pogrebinsky and her brother, both immigrants from the Ukraine, opened up Bear Bar and Restaurant, serving modern Russian cuisine. Currently, the siblings are looking to open a fast-food Russian restaurant in the same neighborhood. There will be a viewing party at the restaurant Tuesday night, February 25, starting at 8:30 p.m. Guests can RSVP by emailing contact@BearNYC.com or calling 917-396- 4939. They will also be able to taste samples of dishes the chef cooked on the show. The “Return and Redeem” episode will premiere on the Food Network at 10 p.m. THE COURIER/Photo by Angy Altamirano Off-Site Catering for up to 500 People Available Full Liquor Bar Available We Cater To All 5 Boros 2013 152-59 10TH AVE • WHITESTONE Waldbaum’s Shopping Center 718.229.7433 • 718.746.4370 x: 718.747.6460 st of the 2013 THE QUEENS QueensCourier.com Place Best Calamari 2013 of the 2013 THE QUEENS QueensCourier.com Best Pizza 2013 of the THE QUEENS QueensCourier.com B e s t S p ec i a lt y Pizza 2013 Plan Your Party With Us In-House Catering for up to 100 People
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