Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
Just a Passionate Ol Southern boy that shows love through his Southern and Creole cuisine. Takes pride in the Food I create
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Who is your culinary inspiration?Justin Wilson My Nannie
What would you do with the $25,000?Open a restaurant with no prices, customers could pay what they could afford
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