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Zest for life: PVCC culinary director leaves behind a legacy of passion
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Zest for life: PVCC culinary director leaves behind a legacy of passion

Patient and fair. Loved teaching. Passion for life. Joyful partner. These virtues are extolled again and again as the Charlottesville food community mourns the passing of chef and food educator Eric Breckoff, who died unexpectedly on August 16 at age 60. Breckoff was the much-beloved inaugural director of the culinary arts program at Piedmont Virginia […]

jennygardiner | September 2, 2020

Culture Living

Zest for life: PVCC culinary director leaves behind a legacy of passion

Patient and fair. Loved teaching. Passion for life. Joyful partner. These virtues are extolled again and again as the Charlottesville food community mourns the passing of chef and food educator Eric Breckoff, who died unexpectedly on August 16 at age 60. Breckoff was the much-beloved inaugural director of the culinary arts program at Piedmont Virginia […]

jennygardiner | September 2, 2020

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