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Cooking for Community

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For chef Mary Bass, the simple act of hospitality—watching people gather and enjoy a meal together—far outweighs any other culinary aspiration. “Just being able to see my kitchen work and feed guests and watch my dining room flow is what I most enjoy about the whole process,” she says.

A Galveston native, Bass started her career by launching a bakery business, Viva la Cake Balls. She named her “Best Chef on the Island” for the fourth consecutive year.

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