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

Ava Naisbitt

I only got interested in cooking in the past 15 years, I’m 64 now you are never to old to learn how to cook and excel at it!

Currently 12

in their Group

Vote

You decide who will appear in Taste of Home magazine, and win $25,000!

The first cut is on Thursday the 11th of June at 7PM PDT

Want to learn more about our competition?

Learn More
What is your signature dish?

Tongan dishes, Tongan Chop Suey, lupulu Roasted Sea Bass! I also make a killer Thai Glass noodle Salad!

Who is your culinary inspiration?

My aunties from Tonga

What would you do with the $25,000?

Buy brand new cookware a professional stove, and cute dishes! Buy a lot of mason jars and share my amazing homemade canned Salsa I call Vampire Devil Because it has lots of garlic and some Heat!

James Beard Foundation

Vote for Ava Naisbitt to be the next Favorite Chef while supporting a great cause! Cast your free daily vote below, or make an even bigger impact when you vote by donation, supporting the James Beard Foundation and their mission to lead chefs and the broader culinary industry toward a new standard of excellence.


1 Vote
10 Votes
25 Votes
50 Votes
100 Votes
250 Votes
Other Amount

Enter donation - $1 per vote

Make onions cry

Sharpen your knives and show the world why you’re the Favorite Chef.

Learn More