Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000

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Carlos Rodriguez

This is an awesome opportunity. I’ve always loved cooking and hosting family & friends. It brings me joy watching them enjoy my food.

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What is your signature dish?

Fried chicken.

Who is your culinary inspiration?

My Mom. She’s the one who I looked up to. She would always host on the Holiday's and now I get to do that. Her meals always felt like home and that’s what I convey in my food.

What would you do with the $25,000?

Home renovations! We have more than a few things to take care of around our home and I would also like to take my Wife on a honeymoon.

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