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

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Christopher Cruz

My passion and appreciation for simplicity and freshness give me the edge against all others. There no match for from Scratch!! That’s me!

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Who or what inspires you to cook?

The pleasure of taking someone’s palate and bringing them to a place they have never been before. When I am able to give someone a flawless experience from a bite of food it makes all the hours of work and dedication worth it.

What's your all time favorite dish to make?

This is one of the hardest questions to answer but I would have to say chicken Parmesan. It is my sons absolute favorite and having made millions of variations to keep him excited I am able to make it in my sleep. Lols

What would you do with the $25,000?

Pay for my son’s first semester of college at St. Petersburg university

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