""For me, (the holidays) is less about all the gifts and more about just being with family and celebrating togetherness, and always centered around food," Luedtke said. "So this was the best of both worlds, to be able to do that on the big stage.""
""We've been friends for quite some time," Luedtke said. "But this was my first time getting to cook with Aarti, so we spent time talking about our strategy and how we wanted to play things out, just getting ourselves aligned to go into battle without having cooked (together) before. But I knew that was going to be easy given our personalities.""
Crista Luedtke, chef and owner of Guerneville's Boon Eat + Drink and proprietor of Boon Hotel & Spa and The Highlands, will appear on Food Network's Tournament of Champions: All-Star Christmas next month. The holiday-themed, bracket-style tournament features 32 competitors working in teams of two in sudden-death matchups. Each team must prepare both a savory and a sweet dish each round for a panel of culinary judges. The winning team receives $100,000 and an additional $50,000 to donate to a chosen cause. Floor reporters include Tiffani Faison and Justin Warner, with Hunter Fieri providing additional insight. Luedtke will team with chef and television host Aarti Sequeira.
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