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

Semi-Finalist

Kathryn Williams

I can’t imagine doing anything else. Food is my passion; it’s the universal language. I may feed the body but I nourish the soul!

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Who or what inspires you to cook?

Our Great Mother Nature is number one! My grandmother was the most influential when it came to cooking, she started it all. At age four I remember her pulling a chair up to her kitchen counter and telling me it was time learn how to make a biscuit. And I have not stopped stepping up to the kitchen counter since. But what inspires beyond that is just seeing the joy on someone’s face when they take that first bite; just sharing a story and making a memory.

What's your all time favorite dish to make?

I don’t t know if I have an all time favorite dish, they tend to change. Especially after I have traveled somewhere new. However, there is nothing better than pulling out that (im)Perfect loaf of bread from the oven; whether it is focaccia, boule, or a crusty baguette and dipping a slice into some fantastic olive oil, or slathering on some beautiful French butter. I always say the best chefs are define by their most simple dish. Make it beautiful.

What would you do with the $25,000?

I would put it into growing my business. Both the private chef/catering side and the consulting side of what I do. Like I’ve said, I absolutely love what I do, and cannot fathom doing anything else. Good and bad, slow and chaotic, I carry an inherent passion for this business and I just want to be able to keep expanding my knowledge and continue to explore new avenues within the culinary world. More traveling, writing, keep educating, and just sharing in the joy and community of a shared m

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