Emmy Winner, International Acclaimed Journalist, Executive Producer, Food & Travel Lover, and Creator of the Beloved Show "Diners, Drive-Ins & Dives" David Page takes us deep into the world of chefs, restaurateurs, and everything "foodie" from the nationally and internationally awarded to the locally loved on
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As a child, Chef Katarina Petonito grew up in the food biz. Her parents has a grocery store and catering company and as a child she would hang at with them and play while they worked. When she got a little older, she helped out in the business. She decided early on that she wanted to cook, and now is the executive chef for a unique culinary hybrid cooking for three different Washington , D.C. restaurants from the same kitchen. The cuisines include New American and Italian, and often feature the Filipino flavors she grew up with.
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As a child, Chef Katarina Petonito grew up in the food biz. Her parents has a grocery store and catering company and as a child she would hang at with them and play while they worked. When she got a little older, she helped out in the business. She decided early on that she wanted to cook, and now is the executive chef for a unique culinary hybrid cooking for three different Washington , D.C. restaurants from the same kitchen. The cuisines include New American and Italian, and often feature the Filipino flavors she grew up with.
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David Page
David Page is a long-time journalist who reinvented food television when he created Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives. He is also an author, having written the award-winning book Food Americana, which explores the creation of American cuisine from the foods of other countries and cultures. Now he’s talking with some of the most important and entertaining figures in the food world on Culinary Characters Unlocked. Previously, Page spent many years in news, producing for both NBC and ABC and covering some of the world’s most important events, (even walking through the Berlin Wall the night it opened).
