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Everyday Chefs are all around us. Flavor wants to tell their stories and share their recipes. Do you know someone who has a specialty – whether barbecue sauce, chicken and dumplings or chocolate cake?

Tell us who it is and include contact information to flavor@pilotonline.com or mail to Flavor, The Virginian-Pilot, 150 W. Brambleton Ave., Norfolk VA 23510. Fax: (757) 446-2963.

Source: The Virginian-Pilot

by Patrick Evans-Hylton

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In 1973 Peter Coe founded Taste Unlimited , a first-of-its-kind purveyor of gourmet goods in Hampton Roads. Over the years, the one location in Virginia Beach grew, and now six locations dot the region: three in Virginia Beach and one each in Norfolk (the flagship store), Chesapeake and Newport News.

Throughout the years, Peter enjoyed teaching cooking classes – sharing evenings with folks looking to learn and be entertained. He continued the Cooking With Peter Coe series even after he sold Taste to father/son Peter and Jon Pruden in 2006.

In June 2011, after a brief battle with cancer, Peter passed away at age 70, leaving a legacy of being one of Hampton Roads’ great tastemakers. His spirit and style are honored in the Cooking For A Cause: The Peter Coe Tribute Series of five classes presented by some of the area’s top chefs; all proceeds are donated to Lee’s Friends, a support network for cancer patients and their families, in Peter’s honor....

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