Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I should become the Favorite Chef because l have a passionate for the most delicious cuisine that will delight your palate
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Receive Text UpdatesMy signature dish is my creole fried rice .
Who is your culinary inspiration?My late mother. She passed two years ago and l know she is smiling down at me because she taught me everything l know about cooking and she knows my heart is in the dishes full of love and flavor
What would you do with the $25,000?Get a food truck
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