Episode 2

Lunch Chef Swap Challenge

Air Date: Oct. 8, 2022

A Chef Swap Challenge with international flair! Amanda visits Ciao Italian restaurant and unique coastal eatery, Drift, for a Lunch Challenge. Things get messy as Chef Eugen Hysa and Chef Greg Plingau do their best to come up with a lunch dish to wow the judges.

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In this episode, we'll find out:

Will Chef Eugen's homemade chicken stock be enough to impress the judges?
Is Chef Greg taking too big a risk with his chosen ingredient?
Will these two chefs be able to work under pressure in each other’s kitchens?
Will experience reign supreme over an ambitious young chef?

Restaurants

Featured in this episode:

Drift: A Coastal Eatery

Myrtle Beach

Brunch

Drift offers unique dishes for breakfast and brunch all made with high-quality, fresh ingredients that are all natural and local.

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Ciao!

Myrtle Beach

Italian

Ciao! is one of the Grand Strand’s best Italian restaurants, with Albanian Chef Eugen (Geni) Hysa cooking up authentic Italian cuisine using the freshest ingredients, made in-house.

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ABOUT THE CHEFS

Breaking down the details of the competitors in this head-to-head Chef Swap Challenge:

Greg Plingau

Drift

Chef Greg Plingau came to Drift in 2020 after stints in Seattle and New York and is a menu mix master, integrating his European flair into American favorites.

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Eugen Hysa

Ciao Italian Kitchen

Chef Eugen Hysa, originally from Vlorë, Albania, has trained around the world. He and his wife, Claudia, moved to Myrtle Beach in 2001 and opened Ciao Italian Kitchen in 2006.