Dean Smith

I would like to show that someone not classically trained or trained at all can win.

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Who or what inspires you to cook?

I just love to see people's eyes light up when they think that I'm putting something wrong in a dish or something they think will not work and then they eat it and they just love it.

What's your all time favorite dish to make?

I love to make different versions on mac and cheese. I got a Buffalo wing mac and cheese and shrimp scampi mac and cheese and a Philly steak and cheese mac and cheese.

What would you do with the $25,000?

I'm not sure probably put it down to my mortgage or pay off my car.

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