Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I should be the favorite chef due to this being my dream. I’m 44 years old and my dream has always been to cook. I have never found the time
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Receive Text UpdatesI love to cook all foods. My favorite foods are soul food.
Who is your culinary inspiration?My grandmother was the one who taught me how to cook. She would make food with love and my siblings and I would be so happy. Her food was so good you find yourself dancing at the table. Her food always had family come together. When I cooked I cook with love and joy. I love when my family comes over and they are dancing at the table.
What would you do with the $25,000?Owning my own food truck with the name Honey Bee’s Kitchen. This would be my dream come true.
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