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Alex Barron, Walmart’s regional general manager for the Mid-Atlantic states; Craig Shniderman, executive director of Food & Friends; Cathy Merrill Williams, president and publisher of Washingtonian Media Company; Kathleen Jaeger, president of the NACDS Foundation; and Jim Cicconi, senior executive vice president of external and legislative affairs for AT&T. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.
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Kathleen Jaeger, the president of the NACDS Foundation. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.
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Alex Barron, Walmart’s regional general manager for the Mid-Atlantic states. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.
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Cathy Merrill Williams being honored by Food & Friends. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.
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Jim Cicconi, senior executive vice president of external and legislative affairs for AT&T. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.
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Craig Shniderman of Food & Friends. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.
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Craig Schniderman presents the award to Cathy Merrill Williams. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.
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The award presented to Cathy Merrill Williams. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.
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Jim Cicconi, Cathy Merrill Williams, and Craig Shniderman. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.
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Chefs hard at work. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.
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The scene at the party. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.
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A table of sweet treats. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.
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Watermelon sculptures. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.
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Celebrating a great event. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.
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The celebrity chefs at Chef’s Best 2013. Photograph by Jeff Elkins.