Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I use food to bring Joy! I love introducing people to new food and also teaching people new recipes to try on their own.
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I don't really have a signature dish. But I do have a cuisine I dub as "SoFlo Cuisine", it's a fusion of Caribbean, Latin and Southern American flavors. It the taste of my hometown Miami, Fl
Who is your culinary inspiration?My main culinary inspiration are my grandmothers. They both encourage me from young by buying equipment and passing along recipes.
What would you do with the $25,000?I would invest more into my business start a live cooking show, and offer a private "supper club" event. The money would help with equipment and promotion.
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