Chef and Owner at Ariane Kitchen & Bar

A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York. Her passion to cook and learn have taken her to some of the country’s finest restaurants, The Terrace in NYC, Star Canyon in Dallas, Trio in Chicago and Vine in NYC.

She currently owns and operates Ariane kitchen & bar in her hometown of Verona, NJ. She competed on Top Chef Season 5, won the premiere season of “Cook Your Ass Off” and in December 2015, she defeated Bobby Flay on a special holiday episode of Food Network’s “Beat Bobby Flay.”