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Sidney Berent taste tests the peanut butter gelato at the end of the run-through Sunday, April 23, 2023, at Pillager High School.
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Culinary competition practice Sunday, April 23, 2023, at Pillager High School.
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Culinary competition practice Sunday, April 23, 2023, at Pillager High School.
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Culinary competition practice Sunday, April 23, 2023, at Pillager High School.
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Teacher Jenny Wise and chef Tom Kavanaugh discusses the upcoming competition during a practice run Sunday, April 23, 2023, at Pillager High School.
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Culinary competition practice Sunday, April 23, 2023, at Pillager High School.
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Culinary competition practice Sunday, April 23, 2023, at Pillager High School.
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Culinary competition practice Sunday, April 23, 2023, at Pillager High School.
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Culinary competition practice Sunday, April 23, 2023, at Pillager High School.
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Culinary competition practice Sunday, April 23, 2023, at Pillager High School.
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Culinary competition practice Sunday, April 23, 2023, at Pillager High School.
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Culinary competition practice Sunday, April 23, 2023, at Pillager High School.
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Culinary competition practice Sunday, April 23, 2023, at Pillager High School.
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Culinary competition practice Sunday, April 23, 2023, at Pillager High School.
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Culinary competition practice Sunday, April 23, 2023, at Pillager High School.
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Culinary competition practice Sunday, April 23, 2023, at Pillager High School.
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Culinary competition practice Sunday, April 23, 2023, at Pillager High School.
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Culinary competition practice Sunday, April 23, 2023, at Pillager High School.
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Culinary competition practice Sunday, April 23, 2023, at Pillager High School.
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Culinary competition practice Sunday, April 23, 2023, at Pillager High School.
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Culinary competition practice Sunday, April 23, 2023, at Pillager High School.
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Culinary competition practice Sunday, April 23, 2023, at Pillager High School.
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Culinary competition practice Sunday, April 23, 2023, at Pillager High School.
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Culinary competition practice Sunday, April 23, 2023, at Pillager High School.
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Culinary competition practice Sunday, April 23, 2023, at Pillager High School.
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Culinary competition practice Sunday, April 23, 2023, at Pillager High School.
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Culinary competition practice Sunday, April 23, 2023, at Pillager High School.
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Culinary competition practice Sunday, April 23, 2023, at Pillager High School.
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Culinary competition practice Sunday, April 23, 2023, at Pillager High School.
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Culinary competition practice Sunday, April 23, 2023, at Pillager High School.
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Culinary competition practice Sunday, April 23, 2023, at Pillager High School.
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Culinary competition practice Sunday, April 23, 2023, at Pillager High School.
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Culinary competition practice Sunday, April 23, 2023, at Pillager High School.
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Culinary competition practice Sunday, April 23, 2023, at Pillager High School.
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Culinary competition practice Sunday, April 23, 2023, at Pillager High School.
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Culinary competition practice Sunday, April 23, 2023, at Pillager High School.
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Islay Peterson flips noodles in a pan during a practice run Sunday, April 23, 2023, at Pillager High School.
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Islay Peterson, left, Samantha Berent, Delaney Deuel and Malaney Laveau cook during a run-through at Pillager High School on Sunday, April 23, 2023, for an upcoming culinary competition hosted in Washington, D.C.
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The three-course meal Pillager ProStart students will cook at their national competition includes meatballs, pistachio pasta, grilled venison chop and a chocolate ganache tart.
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Delaney Deuel puts the finishing touches on the appetizer Sunday, April 23, 2023, at Pillager High School.
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Culinary competition practice Sunday, April 23, 2023, at Pillager High School.
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Samantha Berent works at her station, while fellow chefs Delaney Deuel, left, Islay Peterson and Malaney Laveau concoct a three-course meal during a practice run Sunday, April 23, 2023, at Pillager High School.
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