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Oct 2017
1h 7m

Melissa D’Arabian – The Gift of Food

JEN HATMAKER
About this episode
Our food series is ramping up with beloved celebrity chef, best-selling author, and mom of four, Melissa D’Arabian. Melissa was launched into the world of celebrity chef-dom by winning season 5 of “The Next Food Network Star” and started her first show, Ten Dollar Dinners. From there Melissa has gone on to write cookbooks, weekly columns, host webshows for t ... Show More
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