Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I bring the LA street influence and culinary experience as I connect my love for diverse food with a deep appreciation for ingredients
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My signature dish is a classic pan seared crispy skin chicken thigh over a short grain sweet rice porridge with toasted pepitas and sesame seed, and pickled lime chili onions
Who is your culinary inspiration?My love for cooking and enjoying food comes from my mom and my grandmother, I love to pull inspiration from chef Santiago Lastra at KOL and Suzanne Goin at AOC Wine bar
What would you do with the $25,000?I’m going to use this money and put it towards my pop up business and use it to further our evolution into taking a step closer to a brick and mortar restaurant
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