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Contributing Newspaper Food Columnist
Chef Dana is well-known in the local community. She currently writes a food and recipe column called Dishin' with Dana for Community Life, the premiere source for news in northern New Jersey. Within the column, Chef Dana shares her favorite recipes, tips and stories about food.
Content is also available online at www.northjersey.com. Read Dana's article, Pulling Off the Perfect Seared Scallop. Read Dana's article, Have Your Cake and Eat It Too! |
(201) Magazine Cover and Feature
Featured on the cover of Bergen County, New Jersey's premiere monthly glossy magazine, (201).
"Most of the chefs who participate on Hell's Kitchen try to leverage the resulting fame and exposure – or notoriety in some instances – into the opportunity to open a restaurant. Cohen, however, is cooking up other ideas." |
NYC's Natural Awakenings Magazine
Chef Dana shares her recipe for Seared Ahi Tuna Tostada with Watermelon Mango Salsa and Lime Crema, the dish which prompted her to win one of several Hell's Kitchen challenges, which received high praise by well-respected Michelin starred chefs.
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Representing the Jewish Community
"It was the hardest experience of my life," Cohen said of being on the show. "Gordon Ramsay expects only perfection. To be on your A-game all the time when you're under that much pressure is not an easy task. You're pushed to levels you don't know you're capable of," she said.
Bottom line: "I would do it again in a heartbeat." |
Bergen Chefs Hang in There on Hell's Kitchen
Just making it this far, Cohen said, "is something to be proud of. We started with 18 chefs and now we're down to three. Just the fact that Gordon Ramsay sees that much potential in you is an accomplishment. You hope that other people watching see that as well."
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4 Features in New Jersey Bergen Record
And around North Jersey, the national exposure has transformed the two chefs into nationally known TV stars who are discussed on the Internet and stopped on the street.
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Bergen Chefs Make it Through Week 1 Ringer
The first challenge required the chefs to make their signature dishes. Cohen took Ramsay straight on. She made scallops, a favorite dish of Ramsay's and one that has proven in past seasons to be almost impossible to make to his exacting standards.
Cohen, a former cooking instructor from River Vale, pulled it off, rating a "cooked beautifully" and "tastes delicious" from Ramsay. She won a point in her head-to-head competition. |
Dana Cohen Thrives
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River Vale's Dana Cohen Found Much Success in Culinary Competition
Now that Hell's Kitchen is over for Cohen, she wants to focus her attention on teaching others how to cook.
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Steppin' Out-
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