Simons Center Café to Host 'MasterChef 4' Premiere Party

Chris Ciccone has worked as an ER nursing assistant at Stony Brook University Hospital, plays in the band Walking Sideways, and is currently the chef at the Simons Center Café at Stony Brook.

Ciccone also happens to be a contestant on the Fox network's "MasterChef 4," which will premiere on May 22 at 8 p.m. To celebrate the special occasion, the Simons Center Café will host a viewing party with refreshments by Ciccone himself.

"It took a lot of hard work to prepare for the show," Ciccone said.

Guests at the premiere will be able to sample his signature dishes, including lamb- and eggplant-stuffed ravioli in a goat cheese and dill alfredo sauce, homemade pasta and more.

MasterChef is a cooking competition show with judges including famed chef Gordon Ramsay, known also for his shows Hell's Kitchen and Kitchen Nightmares. The winner of the show will take home a quarter of a million dollars and a deal to publish an original cookbook.