Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I would like to be featured in Taste of Home because I have dedicated my 40 year career as a chef and hospitality professional.
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Who is your culinary inspiration?There was always something cooking in our home growing up. It would have to be my mother. Being creative with stretching the dollar was important and making the most of what you have to make it taste good.
What would you do with the $25,000?I would put the money to a home kitchen remodel.
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