Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I have almost 30 years of professional cooking experience in a wide range of cuisines. It is a lifelong passion of blending art and science!
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Receive Text UpdatesMy specialty is seafood and I lean toward Latin and Asian flavors
Who is your culinary inspiration?My mom❤️ Eric Ripert David Chang Thomas Keller Too many to list!
What would you do with the $25,000?Put it toward starting a business of my own
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