Nikki Dinki

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Nikki Dinki
Born
Nicolette Dinki [1]

(1983-05-11) May 11, 1983 (age 40) [2] [3] [4]
Clarence, New York, U.S. [5]
Spouse
Evan Siegert
​
(m. 2010)​
[6] [7]
Culinary career
Cooking style Semi-vegetarian
Television show(s)
Website www.nikkidinkicooking.com

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]

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Biography

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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