Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I have been cooking with my mom since when I was 7 years old.
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Receive Text UpdatesI cooked Nigerian cuisine. One of my favorite dish is called "Nkwobi," made from cow feet. I make the very best traditional Nkwobi in the United States.
Who is your culinary inspiration?Chef Carla Hall and Gordon Ramsey
What would you do with the $25,000?Buy more equipment for my cooking show and cooking and cooking classes
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