A Sonoma County chef will be among the 32 competitors battling it out on Food Network’s holiday-themed “Tournament of Champions: All-Star Christmas,” debuting next month.

Crista Luedtke, chef and owner of Guerneville’s Boon Eat + Drink and proprietor of Boon Hotel & Spa and The Highlands, will make her fourth appearance on the program, which is hosted by longtime Sonoma County celebrity chef Guy Fieri.

Luedtke, who is also a veteran of Food Network shows like “Guy’s Grocery Games,” where she has both competed and judged, said Tuesday she was “super excited” to get the call for the all-star competition.

“For me, (the holidays) is less about all the gifts and more about just being with family and celebrating togetherness, and always centered around food,” Luedtke said. “So this was the be

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