Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I experiment with cultural cuisines and watch every cooking competition on tv learning new techniques and discovering new flavors.
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Who is your culinary inspiration?Gordon Ramsey, Bobby Flay and Michael Voltaggio, Maneet Chauhan
What would you do with the $25,000?I have a very small substandard kitchen that makes it difficult to get the most out of my cook or prepare large portions. I want to upgrade with commercial level equipment, and get license and permits to sell food.
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