{"id":427,"date":"2013-11-25T23:21:05","date_gmt":"2013-11-25T23:21:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/offthehookontheplate.com\/?p=427"},"modified":"2014-12-15T10:37:58","modified_gmt":"2014-12-15T10:37:58","slug":"off-the-hook-recipe-competition-i-was-in-at-the-world-food-championship-las-vegas-nv","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/offthehookontheplate.com\/?p=427","title":{"rendered":"Off the Hook recipe competition I was in at the World Food Championships Las Vegas, NV"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ya&#8217;ll even though I didn&#8217;t win it was so much fun and what an experience I will never forget it!  My dishes were turned in on time I was solo with not help and had to turn in two dishes within 2 hours 15 minutes!  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