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

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Nick Geraci

I think it would be an honor just to be considered. Cooking has been my entire life for the past 20 years.

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Who or what inspires you to cook?

In short: culture. No one fights when it comes to eating good food. Learning about food culture from other places helps us understand one another, and in turn makes us more empathetic to one another.

What's your all time favorite dish to make?

As an Italian American, pasta has always been a love of mine. It’s lead me to dumplings from many nations. If I were to choose a dish that I love making specifically; I would say Sardinian culurgiones.

What would you do with the $25,000?

$25k? I’d pay some debts and get an LLC together for my private Chef business with Chef Bobby Driscoll. Probably buy a refurbished pacojet too!🤣

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