Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
Over 30 years of creating smiles and good times through food, putting my passion and personality into every dish and recipe I’ve created.
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Receive Text UpdatesOne dish… hard to narrow that down.. Classic Veal Marsala over homemade Pappardelle with crispy prosciutto garnish or to be creative an Asian inspired deviled egg noodle bowl.
Who is your culinary inspiration?My Uncle Joe. Chef taught my cousins and I the ways of this world. The 3 of us have opened restaurants, lived above kicthen for seasons. Traveled and created a life. He made that possible. Love you Uncle Joe
What would you do with the $25,000?Created a trust for my three children investing in there future and my grandchildren’s as well.
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