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

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Austin Obrien

I would love the opportunity to have a chance to compete against great chefs and earn the 25,000 dollars.

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Who or what inspires you to cook?

The overall challenge of the day to day of this industry from staffing people to just making amazing food consistently. As far as who inspires me I would say my family. My fiancé pushes to be better ever day and I strive to be a man my 2 boys can look up too.

What's your all time favorite dish to make?

It’s funny but I find that I enjoy cooking the simple things one of my favorite dishes would be fried chicken with some amazing side like collard greens and cornbread.

What would you do with the $25,000?

I would more than likely use it for a down payment for a bigger place for my family.

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