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Phoenix chef featured on Food Network show set in Italy

July 6, 2024 | by lovetastycooking.com

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PHOENIX (AZFamily) — A Valley chef recently traveled to Italy to compete in a national cooking competition, and he joined Good Morning Arizona on Thursday to share his experience.

Devan Cunningham and his mother are the owners of CC’s on Central, serving Southern flavors with a twist in midtown Phoenix. But on the Food Network competition show “Ciao House,” he set to prove his Italian cooking prowess.

He was one of 12 contestants who competed on the show.

Cunningham said his strength is blending the Southern flavors he knows well with Italian cuisine.

“Grits in general brings up memories of my childhood,” Cunningham said on the Food Network show. “My mom would make it with love. It was always great! I grew up cooking with her in the kitchen. She had a catering company. Nine months ago, Mom and I opened up a restaurant. It’s my baby.”

Cunningham said he didn’t feel any pressure on the competition show because he’s so comfortable being in a kitchen.

“I’ve been in kitchens for 14 years professionally,” he said. “A lot of my work is within Airbnb’s. I’m always in a new kitchen; I’m always seeing something new.”

The new season of “Ciao House” premieres on Sunday, so Cunningham could not share many details. He said a memorable part of the experience was learning from the other chefs and about Italian food culture.

“Italy has always been a bucket list trip for me,” he said. “I think all chefs want to get to Italy, want to get to Spain. So to be offered the opportunity to go to Italy, to learn to make Italian food from the locals, from the people in town, it was an amazing opportunity.”

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