Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I should be the Favorite Chef because every soul filled dish I cook tells my story and funds my future farm-to-table dream.
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Receive Text UpdatesMy signature dish is soul food with an international twist.
Who is your culinary inspiration?My culinary inspiration are my roots. Family, struggle, love, and the soulful meals that brought people together through every season of life.
What would you do with the $25,000?I’d invest the $25,000 into building my farm-to-table soul food dream, expanding A Pinch Of SOUL Catering LLC, supporting my children, and creating opportunities through food, storytelling and community.
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