Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
To write a cookbook because if we don’t capture the recipes from our roots and origin stories they will disappear.
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Receive Text UpdatesEast African Beef Shortribs with Tamarind Chutney and Charcoal Grilled Tandoori Prawns with Mint Chutney. My surf and turf
Who is your culinary inspiration?Sean Brock. David Chang Pia Leon
What would you do with the $25,000?Capture heritage stories. Write a cookbook. Distribute to younger generations and cook together
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