Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I have had a passion for cooking since I was a child and I feel like I would be a great candidate for favorite chef I love cooking
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Who is your culinary inspiration?My mother and my grandma
What would you do with the $25,000?I would reopen my restaurant I had to close my doors due to the pandemic
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