NYC/ Hudson Valley area and beyond
Michele is a Connecticut-born chef who began her culinary journey by having attended Johnson & Wales university. Her passion and love of New England cuisine, her Greek and Italian heritage and unrelenting drive have afforded her a career as a highly regarded chef across the northeast.
Her quick wit and talent have afforded her many appearances on the Food Network, including Chopped, 24-hour Restaurant Battle (winner), Food Network Star Season 8 (runner-up), NBC Food Fighters, Come Back Kitchen, Midnight Feast, Farmers Market Flip. She is currently a repeat judge on the hit Food Network show Beat Bobby Flay where she recently tried her hand as a contestant and scored a win of her own.