Nikki Martin

Nikki Martin
Born 1980/1981 (age 34–35)[1]
West Hollywood, California, U.S.[2]
Website www.myhautekitchen.com

Culinary career

Cooking style Grilling

Nikki Martin (also known as Nikki Heaps or Nikki Heaps-Martin)[3][1][4] is an American chef, food and beverage consultant, and actress currently based in Brooklyn, New York.[5] She is perhaps best known as a contestant on the eighth season of the Food Network series Food Network Star.

Early life

Martin was born in West Hollywood, California.[2] She has had no formal culinary training;[6] she was inspired to learn to cook from her mother, Brenda,[3] a food distributor in Orange County.[7] Martin graduated from Aliso Niguel High School in 1998.[7]

Early media roles and Food Network

Martin has appeared on numerous television shows, including Titus, Scrubs and Birds of Prey; as well as films like Sorority Boys and Looney Tunes: Back in Action.[8] She appeared on the Food Network series 24 Hour Restaurant Battle in July 2011,[9] competing with her best friend, Dana Chaney.[10]

Food Network Star

In May 2012, Martin was chosen as a contestant on another Food Network series, Food Network Star; she was mentored by Bobby Flay. She originally used the tagline “girl-on-grill”,[11][note 1] but because Food Network president Bob Tuschman found the double entendre to be too risqué,[12] she subsequently started calling herself “the grill next door”.[6] Martin was eliminated from the show on July 15.[13]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
2002 Sorority Boys Tri Pi
2003 Cradle 2 the Grave Ring Girl
Looney Tunes: Back in Action Wooden Nickel Waitress
2006 Diamondz n da Ruff Mercedez
2012 DisOrientation Jenny

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2001 Scrubs Nurse 1 episode
Titus Cheerleader 1 episode
2003 Birds of Prey Marryann Travis 1 episode
2011 24 Hour Restaurant Battle Self
2012 Food Network Star Self 10 episodes[13]
2013 Food Saver Infomercial Self 1 episode
2016 MasterChef Junior Self 1 episode

Notes

  1. The term is a play on the phrase “girl-on-girl”.

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