Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
Honorable, dedicated, didn't expect an invite if im being honest, cooked hibachi for 10 years so likeable or at least I like to think so
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Who is your culinary inspiration?Anthony Bourdain
What would you do with the $25,000?I take care of my grandma so it would help me out take of her
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