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

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Darci Donbrock

I work two restaurant jobs and run a weekly pop up. Winning this would change my entire life and give me the means to get my own food truck!

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Who or what inspires you to cook?

My family, friends, partner and my mental health have and will always benefit most when I’m in the kitchen. Food is what I watch on tv. Food is what I work with to make a living. Food is what I read about. Food is what I will be cooking when I’m sad, celebrating or stressed. It’s a cliche saying but food is sewn into the very fabric of my being as a human. It’s gotten me through some of the best and worst times of my life and always will.

What's your all time favorite dish to make?

Tacos, anything I can put in a tortilla I will.

What would you do with the $25,000?

I would buy a food truck and finally have the means that I need to cater bigger events than I am currently.

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