Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I have recently re-found my love for cooking, as a vegan, as a recent addition to the kitchen and professional cooking team
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Seitan Chorizo Tacos with chimichurri, avocado, pickled onion and vegan coleslaw, garnished with culantro and lime
Who is your culinary inspiration?Anthony Bourdain, Isa Chandra Moskowitz, Derek Sarno, Henry Firth & Ian Theasby
What would you do with the $25,000?I would go to Le Cordon Bleu in London for their Vegan Course, come back to the US and work with the kitchen I work in currently and other restaurants to further their plant based menus.
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