Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000

Quarter-Finalist

Alfredo Busgano

Food has always been a big part of my life, I want to show my style of food and introduce my cultural and the flavors I enjoyed as a kid.

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What is your signature dish?

Black cod, with coconut Forbidden rice, chili crunch, pickled (daikon, carrot, and green papaya)

Who is your culinary inspiration?

My inspiration is my mother, who was a homemaker she made amazing meals for us as kids and showed me a lot about cooking.

What would you do with the $25,000?

It’s been a dream of mine to open a restaurant that is inspired by my culture and my mothers cooking.

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