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By Marcia Wade Talbert | Published July 6, 2010 | Full size is 391 × 300 pixels

As a contestant this season on Bravo’s Top Chef Competition, Timothy Dean, chef and owner of Baltimore-based, Prime Steakhouse, has an opportunity to flaunt his classical French training and cook up the sweet smell of victory. Dean skipped out on culinary school for an opportunity to work for 12 years under Jean-Louis Palladin, a two-star Michelin chef, before opening Timothy Dean Restaurant & Bar in 2000.

As a contestant this season on Bravo’s Top Chef Competition, Timothy Dean, chef and owner…