Nickel City Chef Final Season - Ep. 02 - Parra Gonzalez v Ocasio

Battle Shrimp featured shrimp raised by Great Lakes Shrimp Company, a sustainable aquaculture project located in the Niagara Frontier Food Terminal in Buffalo, NY. This installment of WNY's best culinary competition ended like no other! It took place on March 13, 2018. Nickel City Chef Victor Parra Gonzalez and his sous chef and sister, Diana Parra Gonzalez, took on Challenging Chef Manny Ocasio of The Crucible and his sous chef for the day, Steve Gedra. This episode of Nickel City Chef was judged by three respected food writers and restaurant critics, Jeff Biesinger of Buffalo Spree magazine, Arthur Bovino, a NYC-based food writer and author of "Buffalo Everything," and Andrew Galarneau, food editor for the Buffalo News. The show was held at Artisan Kitchens & Baths in Buffalo, NY and hosted by Bert Gambini and Chef Edward Forster. Many thanks to our sponsors, Niagara Falls Culinary Institute, Lexington Co-operative Market, Artisan Kitchens & Baths, Mansion on Delaware Avenue/Hotel Henry, and Buffalo Cheese Traders. Nickel City Chef is a Feed Your Soul Production. This video was filmed and produced by Highwatermark Films. It contains songs from Besyno, Fourem, and Johnny Nobody.