Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
My dream is to grow Aqua’s Notchyo Mammy into a nationally recognized brand that celebrates Southern, Gullah, and soul food traditions.
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Who is your culinary inspiration?My culinary inspiration would be myself. I like to take recipes and make them my own. I come from a “cooking” family, but I didn’t start the cooking process until I became an adult and on my own.
What would you do with the $25,000?With the $25,000, I would invest in my business and invest a little for my grandchildren.
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