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VIDEO: Top Chefs Move to Final Round of The Duel

Four local chefs vying for $10,000 in cash prizes competed in a cook-off at Arts, Beats & Eats on Friday.

Two chefs moved Friday into the final round of The Duel, an extreme cook-off with top chefs competing for $10,000 in cash prizes on the International Stage at Arts, Beats & Eats.

The cooking contest challenges chefs to come up with a dish based on a secret ingredient. On Friday, four area executive chefs learned they had to prepare a three-course meal in 90 minutes using peaches.

The chefs competing included:

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  • Reva Bell-Constantin, Joe's Produce & Gourmet Market, Livonia
  • Marc Djozlija, Wolfgang Puck MGM Grand, Detroit
  • Brandon Wolschleger, Table 5, Northville
  • Zach Stotz, Atlas Global Bistro, Detroit

Judges awarded points for taste and presentation and determined chefs Djozlija and Bell-Constantin will compete in the final cook-off on Sunday.

You can watch the final competition at 2:30 p.m. Sunday on the Mirepoix Cooking School International Stage on Sixth Street at South Lafayette.

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The winner will receive $7,000 in cash while the runner-up gets $2,000. Third place went to Wolschleger on Friday. He walked away with $1,000.

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