Middletown Restaurant Owner Competing Again On Food Network Show

MIDDLETOWN, CT — The co-owner of the popular Whey Station food truck and the Whey Station(ary) restaurant in Middletown will be making her third “Chopped” appearance on the Food Network on Tuesday, according to the Middletown Press.

The Press reports Jillian Moskites, a mother of six who co-owns the popular eateries with her husband Josh, will be vying for the $100,000 grand prize on the network’s new “Grudge Match” series at 9 p.m. on Jan. 5.

The $100,000 grand prize is “up for grabs in this extraordinary five-part tournament event, featuring some of the most brilliant stars of the game,” according to the Food Network.

“In this preliminary battle, defeated culinary heavyweights return with a score to settle, and one ambitious champion runs into two major problems toward the end of the first round,” reads the episode’s description. “Something stinky in the entree basket has the competitors nervous, and after both remaining champs cook their hearts out in dessert, the judges have a gut-wrenching decision to make.”

Moskites told the Press that she taped the episode in the fall and underwent multiple tests for the coronavirus during filming while the crew wore personal protective equipment.

Moskites, a past "Chopped" champion, has a culinary degree from Johnson and Wales University as well as 12 years of restaurant and specialty food experience with a focus on gourmet cheese, according to a post on the Whey Station website.

For more on the “Grudge Match” series, visit the Food Network here.

Read more at the Middletown Press here.