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‘Hell’s Kitchen’ chef visits Hempstead High

Chef Nilka Hendricks, a competitor on the cooking

Hempstead’s Celita Sandoval, 15, spent her morning in class stirring chopped spinach and fresh garlic onto a heated skillet to make a whole wheat panini pizza.

Watching over her -- providing encouragement as opposed to Gordon Ramsay’s wrath -- was “Hell’s Kitchen” Season 7 contestant Nilka Hendricks.

The 31-year-old chef, who resides in West Hempstead, taught students at Hempstead High...

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