Middletown Restaurant Owner Competing On Food Network Show

MIDDLETOWN, CT — The owner of the popular Whey Station food truck and the Whey Station(ary) restaurant in Middletown will be competing on a Food Network show next week, according to the Hartford Courant.

The Courant reports Jillian Moskites, a mother of six who co-owns the popular eateries with her husband Josh, is a past “Chopped” champion and will appear on the May 5 episode of “Beat the Judge.” She will join two other former “Chopped” champions to go up against celebrity chef Marc Murphy.

“Three champions are on a mission to beat Chopped judge Marc Murphy and prove they're top-level, no-nonsense contenders in the competitive cooking world,” reads the episode description on the Food Network website. “The champs get escargot in the first basket but have to move a lot faster than a snail's pace to get amazing appetizers done in 20 minutes. Then a superspicy surprise awaits the chefs in the entree basket. Finally, Marc must outsmart and outperform the last remaining champ to claim his first victory in the Chopped kitchen.”

Moskites 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 the upcoming airing of Moskites’ “Beat the Judge” episode, visit the Food Network website here.

Read more at the Hartford Courant here.