Gigi Garcia

This yr I add 40 candles to my bday cake.I gift myself the joy of confidence to do what inspires me most - not just cook but feed the soul!

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Who or what inspires you to cook?

Cooking is my LOVE LETTER- and favorite way to inspire creativity and show love to my community. My parents are my bestfriends and they were the driving factor that initiated my connection with food and the therapy that is cooking for me. Today I am inspired by serving my husband something I didn’t slave over - but rather something that sets my creativity free.

What's your all time favorite dish to make?

That’s like asking which child a parent loves most! Beef bourginon / arepas? lol can narrow it down to maybe a cuisine - which is Mexican. Tacos al pastor could easily have been my middle name.

What would you do with the $25,000?

I’d finally start my very own global foodie magazine. Somewhere where different cuisines, Hospitality, food blogs/world wide decadent recipes and group therapy all share a table. Oh and world peace ☮️

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