Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I will like to show the world of my culture and experience in the culinary arts industry and help mentor future generations of chefs.
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Who is your culinary inspiration?Caribean flavors inspired by my grandma
What would you do with the $25,000?Open my own restaurant in Fairbanks Alaska to share my food woth the world
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