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Last year, Marian Cooper Cairns generously donated a dinner for 4 to Hope Chest. This year, she has raised the stakes!

Marian first appeared in the pages of Southern Living magazine at the ripe old age of 8 holding a homemade popsicle made in a dixie cup. Fast forward a few decades later and you will find her testing recipes and food styling within the Southern Living Test Kitchens. With a background in fine art photography she decided to follow in the footsteps of her mother, former test kitchen alumni, and attend culinary school. She is a graduate of Texas Culinary Academy in Austin with a degree in Culinary Arts. She is the resident dinner party guru and aspiring beer nerd on staff. Her favorite southern foods are okra, breakfast tacos, and pretty much anything that involves pork.

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