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Hottest Chef Round 1: Hersch, Thompson, Roemer, Ernest, Ortega

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Here now, one last round of eliminations before we move on to round two later this week. But first, let's congratulate last year's overall winner Danielle Keene for another win on Friday. Victory.

Today Rachel Hersch, chef and founder of dessert truck Whisk LA competes against Bret Thompson of Milk and Market, Avery Roemer of All Diced Up catering, Eric Ernest executive chef of USC Hospitality, and pastry chef Manuel Ortega from Napa Valley Grille.

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