Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I want to start my own restaurant or food truck
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Receive Text UpdatesI don’t have a signature dish, I have a passion for cooking and it’s hard to choose a single dish.
Who is your culinary inspiration?I could say my grandma she was not a chef but I have never try a better food than hers
What would you do with the $25,000?I’ll definitely start a business with it, either a food truck or a restaurant.
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