Vanessa Rodriguez

I believe I should be the Favorite Chef, because I’m one of the most hard working, passionate, and determined person and ready to cook! :)

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Who or what inspires you to cook?

What inspires me to cook is my upbringing into this world, through Forster care, adopted into a horrible set of parents and made it out alive, I use THAT as my ummph because if I can make it through that I can do anything in life! I am a passionate person in my kitchen I cook with nothing but love and pour my heart out on every plate.

What's your all time favorite dish to make?

My all time favorite dish to make would be yellow chicken curry

What would you do with the $25,000?

I would buy an RV with a portable kitchen trailer so my boyfriend and two dogs and I can travel the world and bless people with my cooking whether it be free for the homeless or a couple bucks for construction workers ! Whatever way I can spread joy through food throughout the world!

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