Twitter is my social media channel of choice and I use it daily. I was voted first runner-up as best local Twitter feed in Winston-Salem, losing only to the city's newspaper. No matter who I am or how amazing my Twitter is, I can't compete with a paper with hundreds of thousands of readers! There are also other local blogs that have thousands more readers than mine, have a larger web presence and I beat them too. I didn't think I stood a chance, but I proved them AND myself wrong!
Thanks to social media and reality television shows, non-celebrities can feel close to and connected to famous people in a way never done before. To hear my family and friends tell it, I'm a local celebrity.
This post is dedicated to the few food celebrities that have replied to my direct tweets on Twitter. Thanks, y'all!
(UPDATE 8/22/13): I tweeted to Top Chef Season 7 winner, Kevin Sbraga to let him know I talked about him on the latest Tart & Tangy Triad episode and he said...
I am saving my coin to buy a ticket to get on a plane to go to Montréal to meet Chuck, eat at his restaurants and Instagram the hell out of him. That's right, Chuck. You're on notice ;)
In 2013, I was completely obsessed with Food Network Star this season and even more obsessed with these two chefs.
I like Alex Guarnaschelli because of her first appearance on Iron Chef America as a challenging competitor. She seemed glib, smug, calm, cool and collected the entire time, rolling her eyes and smirking at all of Alton's jokes and I loved her attitude. The Food Network loves her too, because she's got her own show, is a judge on Chopped, and keeps showing up every where. I love her. Her simple one-word response to me and fellow blogger Dawn at Vanilla Kitchen totally made my night.
I've only had a Twinkie once in my life and I don't care to have one again. I will say that the one I had was grilled, injected and presented beautifully--all presented by one of Canada's most celebrated chefs, Ted Reader.
Thanks to social media and reality television shows, non-celebrities can feel close to and connected to famous people in a way never done before. To hear my family and friends tell it, I'm a local celebrity.
This post is dedicated to the few food celebrities that have replied to my direct tweets on Twitter. Thanks, y'all!
(UPDATE 8/22/13): I tweeted to Top Chef Season 7 winner, Kevin Sbraga to let him know I talked about him on the latest Tart & Tangy Triad episode and he said...
@NikSnacks @TartNTangyTriad thank you for your support.
— Kevin Sbraga (@KSbraga) August 22, 2013
I am saving my coin to buy a ticket to get on a plane to go to Montréal to meet Chuck, eat at his restaurants and Instagram the hell out of him. That's right, Chuck. You're on notice ;)
@NikSnacks ....Enjoy!...have fun in Nawlins.....
— Chuck Hughes (@chucksdayoff) February 5, 2013
In 2013, I was completely obsessed with Food Network Star this season and even more obsessed with these two chefs.
@NikSnacks @TartNTangyTriad [Clink] thanks guys.. get ready.. #foodnetworkstar
— Chef Russell Jackson (@ChefRJackson) July 31, 2013
@NikSnacks Baby steps...
— damaris phillips (@ChefDPhillips) August 10, 2013
I like Alex Guarnaschelli because of her first appearance on Iron Chef America as a challenging competitor. She seemed glib, smug, calm, cool and collected the entire time, rolling her eyes and smirking at all of Alton's jokes and I loved her attitude. The Food Network loves her too, because she's got her own show, is a judge on Chopped, and keeps showing up every where. I love her. Her simple one-word response to me and fellow blogger Dawn at Vanilla Kitchen totally made my night.
@NikSnacks @vanillakitchen yesI met Ray Lampe in 2012 during the Sweet Summer Luv Luv Festival and he's totally a celebrity on the BBQ circuit who is a spokesman for the Big Green Egg, has half a dozen cookbooks and appears on TV. A lot.
— alex guarnaschelli (@guarnaschelli) May 30, 2013
@SarahatReynolda @NikSnacks Thanks for coming girls!
— Ray Lampe (@DrBBQ) August 11, 2013
I've only had a Twinkie once in my life and I don't care to have one again. I will say that the one I had was grilled, injected and presented beautifully--all presented by one of Canada's most celebrated chefs, Ted Reader.
@tedsbbqworld Yes, I know. I figured it out. You did the Twinkie.
— Nik Snacks (@NikSnacks) July 17, 2013
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- Nikki Miller-Ka is a professional food blogger and food critic based in North Carolina. She writes and bites about local and regional restaurant trends, solo travel and develops original seasonal recipes here on Nik Snacks. In addition, she is the food editor at Triad City Beat newspaper, the Casual Dining columnist in the Greensboro News & Record and tour guide for Taste Carolina Gourmet Food Tours. Miller-Ka was classically trained at Le Cordon Bleu College Of Culinary Arts in Miami and holds degrees in English from East Carolina University. Formerly, she’s been a judge for the James Beard Foundation, featured in Southern Living Magazine & New York Magazine, worked an editorial assistant, news reporter and guest blogger for various publications and outlets in the Southeast. She has worked as a catering chef, a pastry chef, a butcher, a baker, and a biscuit-maker.

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