A Prince George's County chef and former NFL participant is within the quarterfinals of the Meals Community's “Match of Champions.”
After taking part in for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Carolina Panthers, chef Tobias Dorzon went to culinary college and labored as a non-public chef.
He now owns Huncho Home, a fusion restaurant in Hyattsville, Maryland.
“After I'm within the kitchen… I'm simply creating issues. It offers me the chance simply to see folks smile. [and] seeing folks glad about what meals can do for them,” Dorzon mentioned. He referred to as the kitchen his “glad place.”
Dorzon says it was “necessary” for him to open his restaurant in 2022 as a result of his rapid neighborhood “didn't actually have any good eating places or locations.” [where] “You might… have a pleasant meal.”
If Dorzon wins the competitors, he’ll take house $150,000.
“Having the ability to be a illustration of [Prince George’s] The county has been a fantastic blessing and I proceed to enhance,” Dorzon mentioned.
In the meantime, Dorzon is working to open his second restaurant in Hyattsville, Maryland.