CONWAY — The first edition of Valley Food Fight is in the books, raising more than $6,000 for the Valley Promotions member organizations who participated.
Held on June 8 at Fire by Wicked Fresh, eight local chefs were supplied with three mystery ingredients and instructed to create a TV Dinner, with a twist.
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