East Village home cook Anika Chowdhury serves up Episode 1's best dish on PBS's 'The Great American Recipe'

Photos by Stacie Joy 

Last night marked the season 4 premiere of "The Great American Recipe" on PBS.

As we reported on Wednesday, East Village resident Anika Chowdhury is a contestant in the cooking competition that celebrates home cooks from across the country. 

Chowdhury and her friends and family gathered at The Onion Tree Pizza Co. on the SE corner of First Avenue and 13th Street to watch the episode...

She is on the program representing both her heritage — Bangladesh — and her East Village home. 

Chowdhury's phukhka with an NYC-style egg cream won the top dish of the round. (Screengrab via PBS.)

You can watch the episode here. 

The season concludes on Aug. 15. It airs from 9 to 10 p.m. on PBS.