{"id":17073,"date":"2024-08-10T11:31:57","date_gmt":"2024-08-10T15:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/palettedome.com\/cuisine\/?p=17073"},"modified":"2024-08-10T11:32:10","modified_gmt":"2024-08-10T15:32:10","slug":"we-won-best-personal-chef-for-best-of-dc-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/palettedome.com\/cuisine\/2024\/08\/10\/we-won-best-personal-chef-for-best-of-dc-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"We Won Best Personal Chef for Best of DC 2024!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"nolwrap\">\n<p>We are happy to announce that we were able to be named the winner of the <a href=\"https:\/\/bestof2024.washingtoncitypaper.com\/people-and-places-readers-picks\/best-personal-chef-caterer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">Best Personal Chef \\ Caterer<\/a> yet again, as part of Washington City Paper Best of DC 2024 awards. 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