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

Alfredo sotomayor

With over 18 years in a kitchen, I can whip up anything that is thrown my way! Waitching the flame and cooking under pressure is my peace

Currently 19

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You decide who will appear in Taste of Home magazine, and win $25,000!

The first cut is on Thursday the 11th of June at 7PM PDT

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What is your signature dish?

Fried egg & Rice Ecuadorian style

Who is your culinary inspiration?

my grandmother from Ecuador. Watching her create meals from little ingredients made me see a true chef can make anything delicious out of little to nothing

What would you do with the $25,000?

Find space for a teaching kitchen, team up with recovery groups, and placement team to teach those in recovery, out of presion or with a record, teaching them all the ins and outs of a kitchen and then helping place them with jobs

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