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

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Andy Day

I am a one-man show creating an eclectic 95% scratch menu for a 50 seat restaurant- with no formal training and two cute puppies. Haha

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What is your signature dish?

Super Duck Three Way | Smoked duck breast, duck leg confit, duck prosciutto, herbed aioli, smoky tangy bbq sauce on a toast brioche bun. There is a sandwich in the North Shore area called the "Super Beef Three Way" and this was my answer to that nonsense.

Who is your culinary inspiration?

I would have to say the people who come in on a regular basis that are ALWAYS interested in what the specials are. A few will even give a dish a try even if it's something they had a less-than-stellar experience with in the past and are delightfully surprised. THAT is inspiring.

What would you do with the $25,000?

We just had to replace the rooftop unit on our building to the tune of $20,000. I would probably want to pay off that loan to free up some monthly income and the rest to take my wife somewhere nice to relax and unwind for a week with champagne and snorkeling.

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