Top 15 Chef

Priscilla Santiago

I am a Puerto Rican single mother of 4 beautiful children. Born and raised in NYC. I’ve always had a love for great food. It’s my passion!

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Who or what inspires you to cook?

My children and my family inspire me to cook. My 2 sons are on the spectrum, so I try to find ways to make food attractive, colorful, and flavorful hoping one day they would finally eat. I have watched over great cooks in my family as I grew up into adulthood and I have tried to mimic and remixed their recipes. Some can say I made it better. Lol. I love to see that look on people’s face when they try my dishes and say, “ This is delicious!”.

What's your all time favorite dish to make?

I love to make comfort foods during the holidays and birthdays. My all time favorite dish to make would be Lasagna. I love the combined flavors. I like to recreate various dishes, my favorite dish might change over time.

What would you do with the $25,000?

If, I was to win the $25,000, I would get back into Culinary School to finish what I started, put away some funds for my oldest daughter’s college fund. She is my main inspiration. Maybe, Take my family on a vacation, we would love to see the new Super Nintendo World. Help my family out, we can really use the much needed funds!

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