{"id":36585,"date":"2025-05-09T06:48:14","date_gmt":"2025-05-09T13:48:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/troora.com\/team\/?p=36585"},"modified":"2025-08-01T06:45:42","modified_gmt":"2025-08-01T13:45:42","slug":"soul-food-chef-vantrece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/troora.com\/team\/soul-food-chef-vantrece\/","title":{"rendered":"Food from the soul"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"36585\" class=\"elementor elementor-36585\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a6d7838 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a6d7838\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9eeeb2d elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"9eeeb2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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elementor-size-default\">Food from the soul \n<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33980c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33980c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Written by: Cary Wong<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-503a9df e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"503a9df\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb7aecf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cb7aecf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"857\" height=\"892\" 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class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e5f349 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6e5f349\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Modern Soul Food <\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c4ce75 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c4ce75\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u201cI was a bit of an introvert\u2014which comes as a complete surprise to those who know me now,\u201d says Chef Debra VanTrece. That fact may be rather unexpected for those who have seen her lively appearances on various TV programs. It was, however, not the only transformation she had gone through in her life.<\/p><p>Born and raised in Kansas City, she worked as a model and a flight attendant. Eventually, she became a culinary student at Atlanta\u2019s Art Institute, graduated as a valedictorian, and settled in the city. There, she began carving out a place for herself in the local food scene, eventually becoming one of the most celebrated chefs behind several <span style=\"color: #c47829;\"><strong>Black-owned restaurants<\/strong><\/span> in Atlanta.<\/p><p>During the 1996 Olympics, she cooked for VIPs and opened her first restaurant, Edible Art. Since then, she has launched multiple ventures\u2014including Twisted Soul, The Catering Company by VanTrece, Oreatha\u2019s, and Serenidad\u2014each putting a bold, personal spin on modern soul food. These restaurants, now part of the VanTrece Hospitality Group she founded, reflect her vision of inclusive, elevated Southern cuisine. 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The biggest feast was on Thanksgiving, when all her family gathered and shared their best dishes. That tradition continued even when she grew up and moved away from home, as she would spend hours on the phone with her mother to discuss their menus and recipes.<\/p><p>Fast forward to current times, Chef VanTrece is still working on menus and recipes\u2014only now they are in the context of a restaurant group. For her, it is an exercise to balance her sensibility and creativity. She follows some basic rules, such as seasonality, ingredient combination, pricing, and needs of various diets such as vegans, vegetarians, pescatarians, gluten-free, and others for an inclusive menu. After that, \u201ccomes the time for fun. This is when I really get to utilize all my knowledge from living, traveling, and reading to create something a little different but still familiar,\u201d she says. \u201cThis is how I put a little of myself and my story in each dish.\u201d<\/p><p>Having been trained in classical French cooking techniques, she could have focused on any cuisine. However, she decided to focus on the dishes at the heart of her upbringing. As she traveled to different places, she also realized that the soul of a country is defined by the <span style=\"color: #c47829;\"><a style=\"color: #c47829;\" href=\"https:\/\/troora.com\/team\/culinaryplant-powered-passionchef-charity-morgans-culinary-journey-of-education-and-empowerment\/\"><strong>soul of its cuisine.<\/strong><\/a><\/span> With that in mind, she wants to celebrate the food that tells those age-old stories.\u00a0<\/p><div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>\u201cI understand my version of soul food was often going against tradition, but I believe traditions were meant to be used as a foundation to build on. And as we evolve, so should our traditions.\u201d<\/em><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74a9686 elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"74a9686\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"36237\" class=\"elementor elementor-36237\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72939aa e-flex e-con-boxed qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"72939aa\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe00afb e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fe00afb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ad74d4 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0ad74d4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bee7539 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bee7539\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a8c836 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9a8c836\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Oreatha\u2019s Lamb Shank<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc3d6cf e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cc3d6cf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84acc08 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"84acc08\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3061970 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3061970\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5556326 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5556326\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Oreatha\u2019s Lamb Shank<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b1dc81 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4b1dc81\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd973d3 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dd973d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Oreatha\u2019s Duck Pot Pie<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b651384 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b651384\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the beginning, she received strong push-back and faced lots of obstacles, from the assumption that soul food was all that she could do to the idea that soul food or comfort food were simply unimpressive, not to mention the false narrative that soul food was deadly to one\u2019s health. The negative sentiments surrounding comfort cuisine were irrational. In her opinion, it is more challenging technically to make less-heralded ingredients\u2014like hog intestines\u2014taste as good as expensive ones.<\/p><p>She takes pride in being innovative and creative with products that some consider castoffs. Nowadays, with the sustainability movement, more people are jumping onto the bandwagon. At the same time, more chefs are experimenting with soul foods of different cultures and accepting the diversity of good food in general.<\/p><p>\u201cQuite frankly, when I started this journey, I was simply a Black woman, not a lesbian Black woman,\u201d she says. \u201cI found out that my male counterparts were more concerned with what was between my legs instead of my culinary acumen.\u201d<\/p><p>It was a daily reality for her to deal with rampant sexual innuendos, inappropriate comments, and name-calling. As a Black woman, she was passed up for promotions, talked-down to, and ridiculed for wanting to do \u201cthat kind of food.\u201d Once she came out as a lesbian, in addition to losing customers, she was also subject to harassment that came in the form of gossip about her personal choice.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bfc462 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2bfc462\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ab0fad e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8ab0fad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98e442f elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"98e442f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Serenidad Restaurant by Chef Deborah VanTrece in Historic Cascade Heights<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5be0f3 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f5be0f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-272fdf9 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"272fdf9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71435e9 e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"71435e9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dfdc1c9 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dfdc1c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Serenidad Restaurant by Chef Deborah VanTrece in Historic Cascade Heights<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e2d9ea4 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e2d9ea4\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa37325 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"aa37325\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Paella Grits by Chef VanTrece<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98ef0ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98ef0ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Being a Black female chef and a <span style=\"color: #c47829;\"><strong>member of the LGBTQ+ community<\/strong><\/span>, her experience in the kitchen was a unique one.<\/p><p>\u201cQuite frankly, when I started this journey, I was simply a Black woman, not a lesbian Black woman,\u201d she says. \u201cI found out that my male counterparts were more concerned with what was between my legs instead of my culinary acumen.\u201d<\/p><p>It was a daily reality for her to deal with rampant sexual innuendos, inappropriate comments, and name-calling. As a Black woman, she was passed up for promotions, talked-down to, and ridiculed for wanting to do \u201cthat kind of food.\u201d Once she came out as a lesbian, in addition to losing customers, she was also subject to harassment that came in the form of gossip about her personal choice.<\/p><p>trying to figure out what a lesbian is supposed to look like and how that plays into my ability to cook,\u201d she says. \u201cI can\u2019t say that these experiences changed my view of the kitchen because I\u2019ve never seen it from any other space\u2026 I can only share the perspective from my eyes.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f71f1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-shortcode\" data-id=\"2f71f1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"shortcode.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-shortcode\">\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"section\" data-elementor-id=\"36237\" class=\"elementor elementor-36237\" data-elementor-post-type=\"elementor_library\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72939aa e-flex e-con-boxed qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"72939aa\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fb0f6e e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4fb0f6e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f02a9fe e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f02a9fe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ceed04 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-laptop elementor-hidden-tablet_extra elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile_extra elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ceed04\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chef Debra VanTrece<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9e82e8 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f9e82e8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c97b5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c97b5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>She was constantly told that she did not look like a lesbian. \u201cI\u2019m still\u00a0<\/p><p>In addition to dealing with the toxic environment in the kitchen, it is also difficult for minorities to access capital. It has always been and continues to be a problem. She does not believe that there is any easy fix. Though it could start with not just listening but truly hearing the cries for equitable opportunities within the system; and asking what we can do to make things better. To Chef VanTrece, marginalized communities are called that for a reason, and it is our responsibility to help find solutions to these real-life issues.<\/p><p>There need to be better resources and platforms for true engagement with financiers. Minorities themselves must take the initiative to learn how to establish relationships with banks and know when to cut ties if the relationships are no longer mutually-beneficial. She does think improvements are being made by many organizations to remove barriers, to educate, and to mentor. And even though things are moving in the right direction, there are still long ways to go.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ce4d5b e-con-full elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5ce4d5b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d33b593 e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d33b593\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-397cb1f elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"397cb1f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chef Debra VanTrece<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d8f572e e-con-full e-flex qodef-elementor-content-no e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d8f572e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c6a0b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c6a0b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Despite all the obstacles\u2014with neither a roadmap showing her the way nor counselors steering her in the right direction\u2014she does feel she has accomplished a lot. For that reason, she is committed to providing mentorship and helping the next generation.\u00a0<\/p><p>As far as her business empire goes, the next step is to expand outside of the Atlanta area. The exact locations are yet to be decided, but the process has already begun. In addition, another cookbook is in the making.<\/p><p>When asked about her favorite cuisine, she says she simply loves good food and does not have a strong preference. However, when she feels down, her go-to is always the traditional African American soul food. \u201cLike my mother would make,\u201d she says. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-10908\" src=\"https:\/\/troora.com\/team\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cropped-troora-favicon-1-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"25\" height=\"25\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bunny-wp-pullzone-jakavd135b.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cropped-troora-favicon-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/bunny-wp-pullzone-jakavd135b.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cropped-troora-favicon-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/bunny-wp-pullzone-jakavd135b.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cropped-troora-favicon-1-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/bunny-wp-pullzone-jakavd135b.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cropped-troora-favicon-1-270x270.png 270w, https:\/\/bunny-wp-pullzone-jakavd135b.b-cdn.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/cropped-troora-favicon-1-192x192.png 192w, 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