White Plains, NY
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Westchester Girl Competes In Food Network Baking Competition Westchester Girl Competes In Food Network Baking Competition
Westchester Girl Competes In Food Network Baking Competition A 12-year-old Westchester girl will be competing in a Food Network baking show. Nyah Rosado is competing on Season 6 of "Kids Baking Championship," airing Monday, Jan. 7. The student at Albert Leonard Middle School in New Rochelle describes herself as very competitive, playing basketball, lacrosse and soccer. If she wins, Nyah wants a tattoo that says she won Kids Baking Championship. She and 11 other junior bakers will be judged and hosted by Valerie Bertinelli and Duff Goldman. The winner will take home $25,000 in prize money and a feature in Food Network Magazine. Tune into Food …

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by Cecilia Levine
Fair Lawn-Glen Rock, NJ
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Fair Lawn Baker Competes On Food Network Show Fair Lawn Baker Competes On Food Network Show
Fair Lawn Baker Competes On Food Network Show At 24 years old, Cristina Vazquez of Fair Lawn will be the youngest contestant to compete on a Food Network show. "Spring Baking Championship" will debut March 12 at 9 p.m. Cristina -- a proud Cuban-Puerto Rican -- found her love of baking as a teen coping with a breakup. Baking a cake made her feel better.  Cristina began volunteering at a local cake shop (since she was too young to be hired) and went on to culinary school at Johnson and Wales University. She has worked in 5-star hotels on the East Coast and abroad in Ireland.  Always singing and dancing in the kitchen, Crist…

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by Cecilia Levine
Cresskill-Closter, NJ
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Closter Girl Competes In Kids Baking Show On Food Network Closter Girl Competes In Kids Baking Show On Food Network
Closter Girl Competes In Kids Baking Show On Food Network CLOSTER, N.J. -- Talk about a "sweet" gig: 13-year-old Linsey Lam will appear on The Food Network's "Kids Baking Championship" Monday, Jan. 1 at 9 p.m. on The Food Network. Lam, a Closter resident, is one of 12 contestants  -- ranging in age from 10 to 13 -- competing in decadent dessert challenges designed to find the most impressive and creative kid baker in the country.  Over the course of 10 episodes, she and her other kid baking contestants will tackle new confectionary challenges, from sweet dessert pizzas using traditional savory pizza toppings to out-of-this-worl…

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by Jeanne Muchnick