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