The co-owner and chef of a Chapel Hill restaurant will soon be featured on national television, as she competes in a cooking competition.

Sera Cuni, who runs The Root Cellar Cafe & Catering, will be making an appearance on the Food Network show “Guy’s Grocery Games” next week. She’ll be competing against three other chefs to complete cooking challenges featuring specific ingredients, which will then be eaten by a panel of judges. The show, which is hosted by Guy Fieri and has run since 2013, awards the winner of each episode $20,000.

The Root Cellar’s social media page announced this week Cuni filmed an episode with the Food Network back in March, before the coronavirus pandemic halted much television production and restaurant business. According to the post, it will be Cuni’s national television debut.

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We are thrilled to FINALLY announce that on Aug. 19, our very own Chef Sera Cuni will make her national TV debut at 9 pm on Guy's Grocery Games on the Food Network! Right before everything shut down in March and life as we know it changed so much, Chef Cuni was recruited to compete on Triple G. Call it a dream come true because our chef LOVES grocery shopping and a good competition! Given all the challenges this pandemic has served up over the last five months, we could all use a bit more fun and laughter in our lives and of course, Chef Cuni is good at dishing out both. Be sure to tune in at 9 pm on Aug. 19!  . . . #foodnetwork, #guysgrocerygames #cheflife #chapelhillnc #pittsboronc #strongwoman #checkthehair #epichair #bestdayever #damesnc #guyfieri #flavortown #ggg #bosslady #tvstar  @cuni_verse @indprestaurants @mainstreetpittsboro @downtownchapelhill @chapelhillfoodie @visitchapelhill @pittsborocvb #damesnc @lesdamesnc @us_foods @sterlingsilverpremiummeats

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The Root Cellar has locations in Chapel Hill off Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and in Pittsboro on Suttles Road, where it serves made-from-scratch meals.

Cuni’s appearance on “Guy’s Grocery Games” will premiere at 9 p.m. on Wednesday, August 19.

Photo via The Root Cellar Cafe & Catering.

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