East Brunswick chef to appear on Food Network on Wednesday

Chef Maricel Gentile is used to convincing diners of their abilities to cook Asian cuisine at her cooking school and catering company Maricel's Kitchen in East Brunswick.

But this week, she'll have to convince shoppers to hand over their groceries.

On the Food Network at 9 p.m. Wednesday, May 1, Gentile will square off against three other chefs on the sixth season premiere of "Supermarket Stakeout," where chefs stake out a supermarket to convince shoppers to hand over their groceries.

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On the episode titled "Cheese Pull Please," Gentile and the other competing chefs will be asked to craft dishes that pair well with coffee to impress judges Eddie Jackson and Damaris Phillips, and host Alex Guarnaschelli.

Later, the chefs concoct cheesy creations before making dishes loaded with nuts, all derived from groceries negotiated from shoppers outside the supermarket.

Maricel's Kitchen, 111 Main St. in East Brunswick, offers Filipino, Japanese, Korean, Thai, Vietnamese and Chinese cooking classes, dinners, events and catering.

Staff Reporter Jenna Intersimone: JIntersimone@MyCentralJersey.com

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