NEWTON – Unlike many people who enter contests on national television with dreams of fame and fortune, Candy Gold had no such hopes when she sent her favorite sandwich recipe to the Cooking Channel.
But her star is rising. This weekend Gold will appear on the channel’s new interactive series, “The Perfect 3,’’ as a recipe contest winner for her Beef Brisket Bonanza sandwich. Gold, 54, is the producer and host of “Neighborhood Cooking With Candy Gold,’’ which was first broadcast on NewTV in August 2010 and now airs in nine Greater Boston communities. The show highlights local cooks. “Everybody is the star of their own kitchen, and everybody has food stories,’’ Gold says.
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