Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I am the Favorite Chef because every meal either tells a story of my family’s traditions or it becomes a new one. Leaving a legacy.
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Steamed crabs (w/signature sauce) and Deviled eggs.
Who is your culinary inspiration?My mother inspired me with her passion for cooking and serving her family and community for decades. Her cooking was a labor of love that she shared with my family. I grew up watching her create the most delicious dishes, inspired by her Southern roots, while blending her transition to the North with traditional culinary style. Delicious!
What would you do with the $25,000?The 25,000 would help me to start a Culinary Collective and market my signature sauce.
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