Michael Midgley, a contestant from Season 2 of the Bravo show Top Chef, samples an omelet Saturday at the Great Tastes Culinary Expo in Baltimore. About 3,000 ticket holders sampled food and drinks from local restaurants and wineries.

Maria Dennis of MIX-106.5 took first place in a celebrity omelet cook-off with her apple-cinnamon omelet, winning $300 for Johns Hopkins Children's Center. Tying for second: Sarah Caldwell of WBAL-TV, Jessica Kartalija of WJZ-TV and Bernadette Woods of WJZ, who each won $200 for their respective charities.

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Watch video from the Great Tastes Culinary Expo at baltimoresun.com/greattastes