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

Benjamin Wood

I want to be your favorite chef because I love feeding people. I've been cooking for over 40 years for friends and family.

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

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What is your signature dish?

I make a wonderful matzobri for breakfast. A teriyaki tuna steak for lunch And a veggie lasagna for dinner

Who is your culinary inspiration?

My grandma. It's been hours in the kitchen every day making sure we all eat she'd make stuff and the ingredients that never made sense and tasted absolutely amazing

What would you do with the $25,000?

I would be able to travel a little bit and enjoy the life I work so hard to get to

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