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

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David

I put love into everything I make. I truly feel at peace when I am cooking and when people try my food they get lost in the flavors and love

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Who or what inspires you to cook?

I’m a girl Dad and and my 3 girls and my beautiful wife and best friend of 22 years actually inspired me to take my recipes and cooking videos to social media where I have almost 10k followers on TikTok where I share my love for cooking and food. My girls and my friends on TikTok inspire me everyday to share my love for cooking. My favorite part of it all is when you see them take that first bite and that look on their face is like wow!

What's your all time favorite dish to make?

Fried Chicken, mustard greens and Cornbread.

What would you do with the $25,000?

I would take my family on a vacation in another country and feed the homeless in my neighborhood.

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