East Naples chef Asif Syed beats Bobby Flay on TV cooking contest

By etaylor | November 19, 2018

Chef Asif Rasheed Syed of 21 Spices beat celebrity Chef Bobby Flay during an episode that aired Thursday night on Food Network. Shelby Reynolds, shelby.reynolds@naplesnews.com; 239-263-4829 The “King of Spice,” chef Asif Syed of 21 Spicesrestaurant in East Naples, beat world-famous chef Bobby Flay at his own game on Food Network. It was the smoked, fiery-red chicken tandoori that…

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First Bite features 21 Spices

By etaylor | November 9, 2018

By:Jane Monreal / Fox4Now.com First Bite is back! The event at the Mercedes Benz of Bonita Springsoffers a way to taste what dozens of local restaurants will be featuring for the upcoming restaurant week. This year’s event will also benefit the Humane Society Naple s and Gulf Coast Humane Society. From the Cornerstone kitchen at the FOX 4 studio,…

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2018 Top Chefs of Southwest Florida

By etaylor | November 3, 2018

21 Spices, Naples Asif Syed has been on the Food Network more than any other local chef, and in September he actually “Beat Bobby Flay” in the eponymous cooking show. He did it with chicken tandoori. “I was fully prepared,” says the exuberant chef, “This was not an ordinary competition; he is an iron chef.”…

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