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

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Dan Augustine

Tnks 4 the opportunity. Been cooking, seriously, 4 about 8 years. I ❤️ 2 surprise friends w/ Asian, Latin, Caribn, 🇬🇷, and 🇺🇸 dishes.

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Who or what inspires you to cook?

I’ve always liked working with my hands & the sense of achievement when you pour all your❤️into something & it turns out great. I’m inspired by Latin cuisines,South East Asian cuisines,European,& Middle Eastern cuisines. Some people I get inspired by are chefs Ryan Lachaine,Chris Shepherd,Bobby Flay,Carla Hall,Jet Tila,Ina Garten, Alex Guarnascelli,Geoffrey Zakarian,Joe Sasto,Stephanie Izard,Jonathan Waxman,Marcus Samuelsson,Maneet Chauhan, Eric Adjepong,Nancy Silverton

What's your all time favorite dish to make?

Thai Lemongrass Chicken Skewers

What would you do with the $25,000?

Start checking off bucket list places around the world that me and my partner have been dreaming of visiting. Places like, Iceland, New Zealand, Seychelles, Morocco, Peru, Australia, Newfoundland and Labrador… Galapagos, Scandinavia, Bucharest…

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