Falls Church Chef ‘Chopped’ in Final Round of TV Cooking Show
Dozens pack Pizzeria Orso for watch party for Chef Will Artley.
Will Artley wasn’t supposed to amount to much after he was kicked out of his New York high school 18 years ago. Sunday night, the chef at Pizzeria Orso in Falls Church appeared on the Food Network cooking show, “Chopped,” but his eggnog ice cream and doughnut wasn’t enough to win the $10,000. With dozens of patrons, family members and supporters surrounding him at the watch party in his honor, Artley, 35, said he doesn’t have any ill feelings toward the administration at his old high school. “It was a reflection of 18 years for me,” Artley said. “It was fun being on the show because I just let it go.” The crowd at the Falls Church pizzeria snacked on pizza fritters and drinks as the popular cooking show was showed on two large screens. …
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