Images: Daily Herald Cook of the Week Challenge 2014
Images of the Daily Herald Cook of the Week Challenge event on Monday night, Nov.3, in Schaumburg.Jamie Andrade of Elk Grove Village was named the Cook of the Week Challenge winner at the event.
Jamie Andrade of Elk Grove Village reacts Monday as she is named the Daily Herald 2014 Cook of the Week Challenge Champion at the Hyatt in Schaumburg. Other contestants are, Molly Sutton, of Arlington Heights, left, Emily Geddes, of Geneva, and Juanita Harrell, of Wheaton, right.
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A crowd gathers around finalist Juanita Harrell of Wheaton Monday at the Daily Herald 2014 Cook of the Week Challenge Finale at the Hyatt in Schaumburg.
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Jamie Andrade of Elk Grove Village explains her dish as the judges start to taste the entries Monday at the Daily Herald 2014 Cook of the Week Challenge Finale at the Hyatt in Schaumburg.
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2013 contest winner Dan Rich, of Elgin, congratulates Jamie Andrade, of Elk Grove Village, Monday at the Daily Herald 2014 Cook of the Week Challenge Finale at the Hyatt in Schaumburg. Rich was a judge this year.
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Jamie Andrade of Elk Grove Village holds her trophy Monday at the Daily Herald 2014 Cook of the Week Challenge Finale at the Hyatt in Schaumburg.
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contestants and their helpers gather ingredients Monday at the Daily Herald 2014 Cook of the Week Challenge Finale at the Hyatt in Schaumburg. Eventual winner Jamie Andrade, of Elk Grove Village, is second from left.
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Jamie Andrade of Elk Grove Village and her husband Jose, work on her dish Monday at the Daily Herald 2014 Cook of the Week Challenge Finale at the Hyatt in Schaumburg.
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Jamie Andrade's finished dish. She is the winner of the Daily Herald 2014 Cook of the Week Challenge Championship.
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Chef Jimmy Nicolau, of Grecian Delights, talks with finalist Juanita Harrell of Wheaton Monday at the Daily Herald 2014 Cook of the Week Challenge Finale at the Hyatt in Schaumburg. He was a judge and she was a contestant.
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Guests watch a cooking demonstration Monday at the Daily Herald 2014 Cook of the Week Challenge Finale at the Hyatt in Schaumburg.
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Jamie Andrade of Elk Grove Village, left, and Emily Geddes of Geneva, gather their ingredients Monday at the Daily Herald 2014 Cook of the Week Challenge Finale at the Hyatt in Schaumburg.
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The four final contestants, Emily Geddes of Geneva, left, Molly Sutton of Arlington Heights, Juanita Harrel of Wheaton, and Jamie Andrade, of Elk Grove Village, right, Monday at the Daily Herald 2014 Cook of the Week Challenge Finale at the Hyatt in Schaumburg.
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Chef and author Gale Gand puts on a cooking demonstration Monday at the Daily Herald 2014 Cook of the Week Challenge Finale at the Hyatt in Schaumburg.
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Contestant Emily Geddes of Geneva works on her dish Monday at the Daily Herald 2014 Cook of the Week Challenge Finale at the Hyatt in Schaumburg.
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Contestant Molly Sutton of Arlington Heights works on her dish Monday at the Daily Herald 2014 Cook of the Week Challenge Finale at the Hyatt in Schaumburg.
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Hundreds filled the ballroom Monday at the Daily Herald 2014 Cook of the Week Challenge Finale at the Hyatt in Schaumburg.
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