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Elle Simone Scott, ‘America’s Test Kitchen’ Chef and Television Host, Dies at 49

Scott joined “America’s Test Kitchen” in 2016 and became a regular on-air presence on the long-running PBS cooking program.
Elle Simone Scott, ‘America’s Test Kitchen’ Chef and Television Host, Dies at 49
Chef Elle Simone Scott speaks at a press conference organized to deliver 1.5 million petitions to the USDA to Save School Lunches on Nov. 14, 2019 in Washington. Photo by Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Parents Together
Haika Mrema
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Elle Simone Scott, a chef, television personality, and longtime contributor to PBS’s “America’s Test Kitchen,” has died after a prolonged battle with ovarian cancer. She was 49.

Her death was confirmed by “America’s Test Kitchen” and publicly shared by chef Carla Hall, a close friend and colleague, who announced the news in a social media post honoring Scott’s life and career.

Haika Mrema
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Haika Mrema is a freelance entertainment reporter for The Epoch Times. She is an experienced writer and has covered entertainment and higher-education content for platforms such as Campus Reform and Media Research Center. She holds a B.B.A. from Baylor University where she majored in marketing.