Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I have been in the business since I was 13. I’m 52 now and very experienced. I follow the contra of kiss. Keep it simple stupid.
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Who is your culinary inspiration?My grandmother and all the chefs I have learned from over the years.
What would you do with the $25,000?Probably help pay off my house.
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