Bill Bracken is now 11 years into running his 501(c)(3) organization, Bracken’s Kitchen in Garden Grove. He is also preparing for the seventh year of the nonprofit’s signature culinary competition and ...

Bill Bracken picked up a spoon to stir a pot of stew. “This was made completely from scratch,” he said, pointing to pieces of chicken, zucchini and bok choy. “It’s full of vegetables, it’s low-fat, ...