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Professional chefs wore boxing gloves and coached amateur cooks through making soufflés in 20 minutes at a French Alps food festival. Patricia Mathon, who rarely cooks, won the unusual competition judged by top chefs.
A small-county 4-H team from North Carolina just ended Texas's eight-year winning streak at the National 4-H Food Challenge, becoming the first out-of-state team to ever claim the title. The "Grill Billies" wowed judges with a Brie-stuffed meatball slider and Asian cabbage soup in under 40 minutes.
Four North Carolina 4-H members just made history, becoming the first team from their state to win the National 4-H Food Challenge. The Alexander County "Grill Billies" also ended Texas's eight-year winning streak at the competition.
A 24-year-old from Hemlock, Michigan who taught himself to cook using YouTube and milk crates just won FOX's MasterChef competition. Jake Kelley's victory proves that passion and persistence can turn self-taught skills into championship-level success.
