[10/24/2018 Editor’s Note: Counts contacted us to let us know he dropped out of participating in this run due to personal reasons.]
4th Avenue Delicatessen owner Austin Counts announced he will be a contestant next season on Food Network show Guy’s Grocery Games.
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Each episode of the show features four chefs gathering ingredients in a grocery store to cook a dish assigned by host Guy Fieri while he presents obstacles and challenges. The winner competes in a bonus round where they can win up to $20,000.
The scheduled air date has not been announced yet.
Executive chef Travis Peters from southern fusion restaurant The Parish competed on an episode of Guy’s Grocery Games, which aired earlier this year. He ended up winning.
For more information on Guy’s Grocery Games, visit foodnetwork.com.
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Jackie Tran
More about JackieJackie Tran is a Tucson-based food writer, photographer, culinary educator, and owner-chef of the now-closed food truck Tran’s Fats. Although he is best known locally for his work for Tucson Foodie, his work has also appeared in publications such as Bon Appétit, National Geographic, and the New York Times.
An adventurous foodie, he enjoys culinary experiences ranging from seasonal omakase to sloppily devouring green chili patty melts in his car afterhours. His favorite foods include aguachile, garlic noodles, and leftover fried chicken illuminated by the fridge light. His favorite drinks include morning micheladas, fireside imperial stouts, candle-lit negroni, and grassy mezcales.
Outside of food, he also loves playing musical instruments, karaoke, Tetris, Super Smash Bros. Melee, and petting Addie’s dog Spaghetti.
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