by Maria Benardis | Jun 3, 2020
A conversation with Maria Petridis on winning the TV cooking competition. Article By Maria Benardis, Estiator Magazine, March 2020 Click here to view the full article My afternoon lunch date is Maria Petridis, a 2016 winner of the Food Network’s Chopped. Her...
by Maria Benardis | Jun 3, 2020
A conversation with street-food icon Joanna Despas. Article By Maria Benardis, Estiator Magazine, April 2020 Click here to read the article JOANNA DESPAS, better known as Mama Jo to her customers, has been cooking up a breakfast storm from her cart on the corner of...
by Maria Benardis | Jun 3, 2020
The Greek-sourced bakery-café franchise sets its sights on a national footprint. Article By Maria Benardis, Estiator Magazine, April 2020 Click here to view the full article THE MARKET HAS BEEN FLOODED with fast-casual concepts over the course of the past five or ten...
by Maria Benardis | Dec 5, 2019
Classic New York City Eateries Preserve a Fragment of American Culture. Article By Maria Benardis, Estiator Magazine, December 2019 Click here to view the article. Growing up in Australia, I watched many American television shows (such as Seinfeld and Happy Days)...
by Maria Benardis | Dec 5, 2019
How women chefs are changing the culinary landscape. Article By Maria Benardis, Estiator Magazine, December 2019 Click here to view the article. It’s ironic that, historically, women have been told their place is in the kitchen, yet when you take a look at the...
