Cooking for a cause

bySignal Tribune

December 14, 2012

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<strong>From left, top row, Blair Cohn, executive director of the Bixby Knolls Business Improvement Association, Dede Rossi, director of the Belmont Shore Business Association, Mike Duree, Long Beach Fire Chief and Berlin Gutenkauf</strong> — From left, top row, Blair Cohn, executive director of the Bixby Knolls Business Improvement Association, Dede Rossi, director of the Belmont Shore Business Association, Mike Duree, Long Beach Fire Chief and Berlin Gutenkauf

Team Berlin was named “Ultimate Chefs” at the Cooking for Kids event that took place on Dec. 6 at the Hotel Maya in downtown Long Beach. The event benefitted Miller Children’s Hospital and hosted teams in a cooking competition for the best appetizer.
Teams had to get the most votes via Facebook, raise funds and please the judges at the event with the best presentation. Members of Team Berlin were Long Beach Fire Chief Mike Duree, Bixby Knolls Business Improvement Association Executive Director Blair Cohn, who competed in honor of Berlin Gutenkauf who recently had a brain tumor. Berlin’s parents, Natalie and Eric Gutenkauf, are owners of The Factory Gastrobar in Bixby Knolls.