Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I should be the favorite chef because you can literally taste the love I have for cooking in my food. I can make anything taste expensive!
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Receive Text UpdatesMy signature salmon! It’s not just what I cook, it’s how I cook it. Best tasting salmon you’ll ever have. I love creating souther comfort meals that include, but aren’t limited to seafood. Being born and raised on the Gulf Coast of Mississippi has inspired my culinary passion in so many ways. Fresh seafood, rich and soulful sides, and just the right amount of flavor in each bite.
Who is your culinary inspiration?Bobby Flay Emeril Lagasse Sunny Anderson Jimmie Jenkins Michael Williams
What would you do with the $25,000?Pay off my daughters college tuition and invest.
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