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Make way Trisha Yearwood. There’s a new southern kitchen opening on the Food Network. After many weeks of competition on The Next Food Network Star (season 9), Damaris Phillips found herself in the spotlight. Damaris is a culinary school instructor at Jefferson Community & Technical College from Louisville Kentucky. She is the true definition of southern. I can not congratulate her enough for her winning and wonderful representation of “southern cooking and charm”.
Damaris is quirky and sassy and 100% true to her southern roots. She describes her style as being bright and fun, even a bit old fashioned. Her former mentors on the show describe her as: …a teacher, a great cook, a good communicator, lovely…
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