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Melissa Cookston
American chef and author / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Melissa Cookston is an American chef and author. She is the chef/owner of two restaurants, the author of two cookbooks, and a seven-time world American barbecue champion.[1] In addition, Cookston has twice won top prize at the Memphis in May American Barbecue World Championship and is the only female American barbecue world champion.[2][3][4]
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