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TRINIDAD — During the 2012 Rotary of Cedar Creek Lake Celebrity Waiter Fundraiser, Bob and Peggy Price and Mike and Andrea Groom purchased a dinner for 10 prepared by French chef Francoise Olive.
The four-course meal was served Saturday night at the home of Ted and Jean Ingersol. The dinner was attended by Steve and Ann Stark; Ken and Katherine Geeslin; Stan and Karen Fernald; and Rayanne Trimble — in addition to the Prices and the Grooms.
Olive is from a town called St. Martin de Castillon in Provence. She began her career as a chef in Paris and now is a private freelance chef for visitors to Provence from all over the world.
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Kathi Nailling/Athens Review French Chef Francoise Olive works her kitchen magic at the home of Ted and Jean Ingersol in Trinidad. Olive prepared a meal for 10 as part of a fundraiser for the Rotary Club of Cedar Creek Lake. Kathi Nailling/Athens Review
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December 11, 2012
Bon appetit
French chef dishes delicious for fundraiser
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