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American cook, cookbook author and blogger From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nicolette "Nikki" Dinki (born May 11, 1983)[1][2][3][4] is an American cook, cookbook author and blogger. She came to prominence as a contestant on the ninth season of the Food Network series Food Network Star,[2] and she served as co-host of the Cooking Channel series Junk Food Flip, which aired from 2014 to 2016.[8]
Nikki Dinki | |
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Born | Nicolette Dinki[1] May 11, 1983[2][3][4] Clarence, New York, U.S.[5] |
Spouse |
Evan Siegert (m. 2010) |
Culinary career | |
Cooking style | Semi-vegetarian |
Television show(s) | |
Website | www |
Dinki was born in Clarence, New York.[5] She attended Clarence High School and graduated in 2001.[6]
In 2006, Dinki appeared in The Sopranos sixth season episode "Johnny Cakes" as A.J. Soprano's girlfriend Bibi.[9]
In May 2013,[5] 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.[2][8][10][11] Dinki was eliminated from the show on July 28, 2013, finishing in fifth place.[12]
In August 2014, Dinki filmed a pilot for a potential series for Cooking Channel called Junk Food Flip.[13] 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.[14] The series officially premiered on June 2, 2015.[8][15]
Dinki's husband, Evan, is a lawyer;[6] they married in 2010.[7] 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.[16] Her daughter was named Willa;[1] and Dinki created a recipe called Willa's Lemonade Cheesecakes in her honor.[16]
In January 2016, it was reported that Dinki was pregnant with her second child, who was due to be born in April 2016.[17] In March 2016, she announced that the child would be a girl.[18] Dinki announced the arrival of her daughter, Ivy, in May 2016.[19]
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