On Saturday, Aug. 17, local chefs brought their best dishes to Arrowhead Ranch for the Bite of Stanwood Camano.

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Tickets for the tasting event and the preceding auction benefited the Community Resource Center of Stanwood Camano.

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Guests were asked to vote on best taste, presentation and dessert.

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Rebecca Jette, owner of Stanwood Cupcakes, said participating in the Bite of Stanwood Camano was a bucket list item for her and she saw it as a way to give back to the community.

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The vanilla and chocolate cupcakes with cookies and cream frosting entered for best dessert was one of her original recipes from her time as a home baker.

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Nick Stengler came to the event as a guest and had a good idea of what his favorite food was going to be.

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“I have it once a week,” he said between bites of the smash burger from The Baked Cafe.

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Debi Hogenson said she didn’t have a bad thing at the event and enjoyed meeting the people behind the food.

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During the auction, board president Brooke Knight spoke on the variety of people who benefit from the resource center while staff members read testimonials from families who received help.

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All in all, the event saw 150 attendees and initial numbers show the Community Resource Center raised $60,000.

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Baked Cafe won Best Bite and Juniper Bites won Best Presentation.