Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000

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Amir Rodriguez

Cooking is my passion, and I want to show what I can do with my talent.

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Who or what inspires you to cook?

Since I was child my grandmother, my father’s mother, was the one who inspired me to cook she showed me The food it’s everything, without food the world can’t keep going, and that was very important to build this dream

What's your all time favorite dish to make?

Mexican food, like Chiles en Nogada mole, mixiotes and also lasagna

What would you do with the $25,000?

I would like to use that money to pay for my son's college education.

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