“Kitchen Casino” pits four talented chefs in a high-stakes game in three rounds of gambling-themed challenges — slots, roulette and poker. Each round the chefs are given odd ingredients and other criteria to produce a certain themed dish. In addition, to other wrenches thrown into the mix. The food prep and cooking require high levels of skill, speed and adaptability in a test to win up to a $30,000 prize.
Host Bill Rancic leads the contestants through the casino-style culinary competition and each round is critiqued by an array of judges.
Currently, he is the Executive Chef at Tre Dici in the Chelsea section of Manhattan (128 W. 26th St) where he honors his culinary heritage by featuring herbs and vegetables pulled from his father’s garden and olive oil from his uncle’s grove in Puglia, Italy.
Tune in to the Food Network (Cablevision channel 29) on June 1 and June 7 to support Giuseppe Fanelli, a local resident!