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Impressions from our past ZD Wine Pairing Event
Seven Sensational Naples Restaurants You Can’t Miss
Naples is a beautiful Florida Gulf Coast destination and a food lovers paradise, with a diverse and delicious array of great dining options. The people of Naples love to eat out, and they demand a quality and depth of flavor you won’t find at many beachfront towns. Whether your goal is Tiki bar, feet-in-the-sand casual,…
Read MoreBEAT BOBBY FLAY LIVE VIEWING PARTY PHOTOS!
Thank you to everyone who attended our showing of Beat Bobby Flay! We love our Naples family and are extremely grateful for the support.
Read MoreEast Naples chef Asif Syed beats Bobby Flay on TV cooking contest
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…
Read MoreFirst Bite features 21 Spices
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,…
Read More2018 Top Chefs of Southwest Florida
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.”…
Read MoreNAPLES CHEF SIZZLES IN REALITY TV COOK OFF
NAPLES, Fla – A Naples chef is celebrating his win over famed chef Bobby Flay in a reality TV show cook off. Chef Asif Syed, owner of 21 Spices in East Naples was chosen to compete on the Food Network show “Beat Bobby Flay.” “Everybody knows him, he’s fantastic, he’s very talented, so it was…
Read MoreNaples chef, Bobby Flay to face off in Food Network show
Twenty-One Spices by chef Asif is hoping to beat chef Bobby Flay during a show on the Food Network September 20. The Naples chef is bringing the heat to the renowned chef Bobby Flay in a toe-to-toe match up. It’s not the first time chef Syed has been on the Food Network. He’s also appeared on…
Read MoreSHAHID KHAN, OWNER OF JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS AND FULHAM FC OFFICIAL, DINES AT 21 SPICES BY CHEF ASIF
It was a true pleasure to serve Shahid Khan, owner of the Jacksonville Jaguars and Fulham FC Official. Khan was featured on the front cover of Forbes magazine in 2012, associating him as the face of the American Dream.
Read MoreLike Indian food? 21 Spices chef Asif R. Syed will be at Paradise Coast Wine & Food
Editor’s note: This is the second in a series of stories previewing the Paradise Coast Wine & Food Experience on Oct. 27 in downtown Naples. Chef Asif Rasheed Syed knows how to spice things up. If you haven’t visited 21 Spices in East Naples yet, you can sample some of Syed’s mouth-watering dishes at this year’s Paradise Coast Wine & Food Experience in…
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