After being flown down to Arizona to post up in a supermarket parking lot and beg people for their shopping carts, I powered through three grueling rounds of cooking in a makeshift kitchen under the sun and ended as CHAMPION of the cooking competition. I competed against Chefs from around the country – Chef Elon in Washington DC, Chef Matt in Massachusetts, and Chef Jessie Lugo in San Francisco – and they were all masters in the kitchen. I also had such a blast working with Alex Guarnaschelli, Antonia Lofaso and Tanya Denise Fields!

Make sure to check out the episode on the Food Network – Season 4 Episode 16 “A ‘Ricey’ Situation”