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20 chefs compete, only one takes home the title
Chefs from around the region vie for the title of CCM® 's Ultimate Chef 2009 as part of our annual culinary cook-off. Find out who won in this year's battle, Challenge: Nuts.

 

And the winner is...

Central Coast Magazine May 2009 issue: Food and Wine
 

ON THE COVER
Ultimate Chef competitors play nice for a quick group shot at the Cass House in Cayucos. From left to right: Chef Budi Kazali of the Ballard Inn in Santa Ynez, Chef Doug MacMillan of Rosa's Italian Restaurant in Pismo Beach, Chef Kelly Wangard of the Paso Robles Inn Steakhouse, Chef Christophe Grosjean (seated) of L'Auberge Carmel, and Jensen Lorenzen (top right) from Cass House in Cayucos.

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