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Best Chef

Ferrell Alvarez, Rooster & the Till
by CL Staff September 15, 2015January 26, 2025

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Best Chef Credit: CHIP WEINER


Runners Up: Greg Baker, Andy King

This article appears in Best of The Bay 2015.

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