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Steve Bernard, 61; free spirit founded Cape Cod Potato Chips

Steve Bernard based his cooking technique on chip making in Maui. He also created Chatham Village Croutons. Steve Bernard based his cooking technique on chip making in Maui. He also created Chatham Village Croutons. (Joanne Rathe/Globe Staff/file 1996)
By J.M. Lawrence
Globe Correspondent / March 12, 2009

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Cape Cod Potato Chips founder Steve Bernard, a driven entrepreneur whose kettle-cooked snack became a national staple of barbecues and beach picnics, died of pancreatic cancer Saturday at Cape Cod Hospital. He was 61. (Full article: 845 words)

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