Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I am passionate about sharing the joy of accesible recipes that make you feel good without compromising flavor and that benefit community.
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Who is your culinary inspiration?Chef Jeong Kwan, Fergus Henderson, Alice Waters, Julia Child, Ruth Rogers, Suzanne Goin, Gabrielle Hamilton, Rita Sodi and Jodi Williams, David and Anna Posey, Neal Harden, Diana Henry and all the grandmas around the world I’ve cooked with in my travels. Also my cookbook writer friends Amy Chaplin, Sarah Owens and Aran Goyoaga.
What would you do with the $25,000?Produce a pilot for my very own cooking show
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