If you love a reality cooking competition, you’re in luck. There is no shortage on the Food Network, Netflix, Hulu, Bravo, and Fox—to name a few. Contestants compete to be “Top Chef,” “MasterChef,” or “Iron Chef.” They vow to “Beat Bobby Flay” and avoid being “Chopped.” The settings are “Hell’s Kitchen,” “Last Chance Kitchen,” and “The Final Table.”

There's nothing like a spot of dessert to end a meal right. Here's where to find sweet staples in the First State.

A Delaware pastry chef is seeing sweet success on the Food Network. Dru Tevis, SoDel Concepts’ corporate pastry chef, is currently competing on Food Network’s Holiday Baking Championship. The competition series airs on Mondays at 8 p.m. wrapping up with the finale on Dec. 19.  

Delaware Today named Dru Tevis the Best Chef Downstate in the magazine’s July issue. Tevis is the corporate pastry chef for SoDel Concepts, which received four additional honors.

Doug Ruley, vice president of culinary operations for SoDel Concepts, will cook for a record-breaking fifth time at the James Beard House in New York on Dec. 13. His team includes Ronnie Burkle, Maurice Catlett, Ryan Cunningham, Dru Tevis, Maggie Cellitto, and Chad McMaster.

SoDel Concepts took home top honors during the annual competition, which benefits local families in need.

These kitchen masterminds are bringing fresh ideas to the Culinary Coast.