An update on culinary competitions and shows featuring Asheville and Western North Carolina restaurants and chefs, as of ...

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Sixteen pastry chefs compete in Food Network’s The Ultimate Baking Championship as Duff Goldman leads judging and Jesse Palmer hosts a series testing advanced baking techniques for $50,000.

Judges Tom Colicchio, Kristen Kish and Gail Simmons noted that the chefs’ outputs vary widely between challenges, making ...