By LORETTA FULTON

They say the proof is in the pudding, but is it also in the creme brulee with fresh berries and whipped cream or herbed spaghetti squash? Or baked macaroni and cheese with shrimp or chicken?

If so, students in the first session of the new Culinary Academy sponsored by First Baptist Church’s City Light Community Ministries already are a success and they haven’t even finished their classes.

The first 12-week session started May 13 and ends with graduation Thursday. A second 12-week session will begin Aug. 26.

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