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Oct 2023
52m 59s

Sohla El-Waylly: Chef, On-Camera Persona...

SECOND LIFE
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Growing up, Sohla El-Waylly always had a passion for cooking, but it wasn’t until after she graduated college with an economics degree that she made the leap to attend culinary school. In the years following, she worked in fine-dining restaurants, even opening and running her own high-end diner for a year, before pivoting to food media and landing jobs at ma ... Show More
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