Nikki Dinki
Birth Name:
Nikki Dinki
Profession
Actress
Fast Facts
- Grew up with a very limited diet, but after living in New York City for a time and having to turn down dinner invitations because she didn't like anything, she forced herself to try new things a gradually discovered her love of food
- Would commute for 8 hours to New York City for auditions at the age of 15
- Served drinks in a restaurant before being discovered by Food Network
- Though she grew up to be a chef, she was such a picky eater as a child that she went so far as to sneak her plate into the bathroom and slide her dinner down the air vent
- Quote: "Aside from my other endeavors, I am most importantly a food-crazed individual who has decided to take my obsession for food and cooking and post it all over the Internet․"
- Quote: "I immersed myself into cooking, finding it a fascinating, empowering, creative outlet where I got to play, experiment and create․ Before I knew it food took over my life․"
- Known mainly for her role as a contestant on the reality cooking show "The Next Food Network Star," she appeared in a 2006 episode of the crime drama "The Sopranos․"
- Spent three years shooting and editing her own cooking videos to become a more natural performer in front of a camera