Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
Food is my love language. $25,000 would jump-start my dream of owning a food truck with my wife to share that love with our new home.
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Receive Text UpdatesMy pasta sauce. Learned from my Nonna and Zia in Italy, perfected with my father in Michigan, I’ll cook it anytime, anywhere.
Who is your culinary inspiration?My father. He was an Italian immigrant who took his Mother’s skills and passed them down to me. I am forever grateful. His love for cooking taught me how cooking is love.
What would you do with the $25,000?My dream is to be able to jar my pasta sauce. Feeding people is love and I want to share my love through food to everyone.
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