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Chef Javauneeka Jacobs, sous chef at Rick Bayless' Frontera Grill, poses behind a basket with ingredients that she will use to complete a challenge on Chopped.

Chef Javauneeka Jacobs is sous chef at Rick Bayless’ Frontera Grill and won her episode of the Food Network cooking competition, Chopped!. This episode included Julia Child’s themed challenges where Chef Javauneeka won with a cassoulet she made with that pig’s head.

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Chef Javauneeka Jacobs, sous chef at Rick Bayless' Frontera Grill, poses behind a basket with ingredients that she will use to complete a challenge on Chopped.

Chef Javauneeka Jacobs is sous chef at Rick Bayless’ Frontera Grill and won her episode of the Food Network cooking competition, Chopped!. This episode included Julia Child’s themed challenges where Chef Javauneeka won with a cassoulet she made with that pig’s head.

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Food Friday: Chopped episode winner Chef Javauneeka Jacobs

Catch her dish, Chef J’s Cassoulet Mexicano, inspired by the win at Frontera Grill through December.

Chef Javauneeka Jacobs is sous chef at Rick Bayless’ Frontera Grill and won her episode of the Food Network cooking competition, Chopped!. This episode included Julia Child’s themed challenges where Chef Javauneeka won with a cassoulet she made with that pig’s head.

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Competing on a cooking show can be ruthless and cutthroat, but Chef Javauneeka Jacobs handles it with ease.

Reset learns more about this chef’s journey through the kitchen and into success.

GUEST: Chef Javauneeka Jacobs, sous chef at Rick Bayless' Frontera Grill

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