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Food Friday: Chef Michael Ballon

Chef Michael Ballon and his book "A Chef's Life"

Our region boasts some of the finest chefs in the country. And we want to get to know as many of them as possible here on Food Friday. Today we are on with Chef Michael Ballon, owner and executive chef at the Castle Street Cafe in Great Barrington, Massachusetts.

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