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O'Bryan Barron

I am a very passionate chef. Cooking is my first love. I would take this money to help me start a vegan soul food truck..

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Who or what inspires you to cook?

As a kid, I used to always be in the kitchen with my grandmother. She always fed the family and made her food with love. My grandmother inspired me to cook.

What's your all time favorite dish to make?

I honestly don't just have a favorite dish that I just love cooking, I like to be challenged making something new, or use a different cooking technique that I have not used before. Or different exotic ingredients.

What would you do with the $25,000?

I would like to take my family on a nice vacation that they so very much deserve, and also put some of the money towards me opening up a soul food vegan food truck.

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