Burke Hall facility manager, Melissa Gilbert, spends her time at work creating costumes and sets in the UL Lafayette Performing Arts Program and teaching, but it is her creativity in the kitchen that brought her to the Food Network show Cooks vs. Cons TV. Gilbert appeared on the show last night where she bested three other chefs and won $10,000! Congratulations, Melissa!
Information about the episode can be found here
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