A Phiner Bistro- About

About Phiner Dike-Phiner Dike-Jelden's life has indeed been an odyssey. Sustained by an uplifting faith & disciplined approach to health, diet, art, self & the world, I believe people can be well by doing the right things in life. Phiner has been a frequent guest on cooking & fitness segments for the Discovery Channel and all the local network affiliates in Cleveland, Ohio (ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, PBS). She was also featured on Media One TV 43 in Hollywood which aired in March 2000 in Hollywood, Culver City, Venice, Marina Del Ray, and Wilshire District. Phiner's guest appearances are always accompanied by her trademark good food & wine to share with her host and audience. She was also featured in Several prints including the USA Today. Phiner has also written 2 cookbooks and a juice book and has sold thousands of copies primarily through her own efforts.
In 1998, Phiner launched an hour- long weekly radio show on Cleveland AM evening radio, covering topics that ranged from business, arts, entertainment, food, and fashion to international politics, skillfully fielding a full spectrum of guests and callers.
Phiner's ethnicity is legion, her expertise in world cuisine, health & fitness is international and knows no bounds.

A Few words from Phiner Dike-Jelden
I was born in a major city in Nigeria, to the most classy parents, ever! My siblings & I are privileged to have Mr. & Mrs. Dike as our parents. My parents were the most disciplinarians folks that my siblings and I know of. I'm the oldest of seven children and to be the oldest means you have to be the best by setting a good example to your younger siblings. My parents were one of the most industrious people that I know of. My father was an architectural engineer while my mother owned a supermarket, sold nothing but the best quality produce ever. This is where my love of cooking at a tender age of seven began by helping Mary, our chef who was one of the best cook ever! My mother made sure that my school work was completed before I can cook for the family on Mary's off days. In our family's household my parents made sure the following exists: love, kindness, compassion, weekly mass attendance (we are devout catholic & nothing comes before God in our household), morning & night prayer, admiration for others, respect for self & others, good food, very clean house, gratitude, work ethics, morals, values , pure mind & Faith in God. We did not make time to speak ill of others or lies about others as my grand mother says that causes Alzheimer's disease. My parents chose our friends at early age making sure they came from a good home like ours. No party going was allowed without my parents coming along with me! My siblings & I went to all girls & boys catholic schools. After my high school graduation, my parents wanted to send me to London, England for my college. But, I chose America and of all places in the USA, Cleveland Ohio? Because, my parents had the final say so, since they were the ones paying for my education. I received my BSC in public administration & mass communication. Within few years in America, I got myself involved in the Cleveland community and started volunteering some of my time with young teens that ran away from home (safe space). I purchased foods with my own money and thought them how to cook. I was on the board of director for juvenile diabetes foundation. Then got involved with the hospitalized veterans in Cleveland by visiting them with flowers the visit to the VA really made me sick, for there's no reason for WAR!!! Some of my other community support included: March of Dimes, an organization to improve the Health of babies,
the Cleveland Ballet, the opening of the Allen Theatre, the Alzheimer's association, Harvest for Hunger, these were few of the charities I was involved with and loved every bit of it. I cooked quite a bit of meals enough servings for at least 300 people free of charge for the annual events and loved every bit of it. I will forever be grateful to God for my parents for the spirit of giving and sharing, there's no greater joy in life than doing good to others. I really believe this is why no one in my family ever gets sick! My parent' s believe that the only way to be healthy is having a package of eating good food, exercise, living a clean lifestyle, doing good to others so that the good Lord will always direct our path of Life.
My siblings and I can't thank God enough everyday for our parent's upbringing.

About Our Meals: Every great meal begins with the best washed ingredients, that are typically found locally. At a Phiner Bistro we use: Prestigious, Fresh, Organic-Vegetables, Herbs, Fine Oils, Sea Salt and Hormone Free and Antibiotic Free Meats in our cooking. Fresh ingredients are brought in daily. Our seafood is wild caught, never farmed, which is necessary for proper brain functioning. We use brown or wild rice, full of protein. We customize
meals to each persons dietary needs; satisfying the most discriminating palate.

Our House Salad and Crab Cake dressing are made daily, with raw fruits and white truffle oil. One of Phiner's famous menu items is her hummus made daily using raw chick peas. Our menus are international and eclectic from: Nigerian, French, Italian, Brazilian, Asian, American, and the Mediterranean. No other restaurant has that kind of breadth.

Here is what we do not use in our cooking: powdered garlic, breading, canned or frozen vegetables, deep frying additives, coloring, tenderizer, high-fat, MSG, soft drinks (soda), butter, heavy cream, and sugar

Our Philosophy is simple, eat well, be healthy, be happy and only then would the world be at peace. Just bring a healthy appetite and open mind and have a great dining experience!
" E je wun dadda!"
Phiner Dike-Jelden
~Proprietress~