Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
My profound passion for food has been a lifelong journey, beginning in my early years. Achieving the title of Favorite Chef is validation.
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Who is your culinary inspiration?Justin Wilson, Jacques Pepin, Ina Garten, Bobby Flay, Andrew Zimmerman
What would you do with the $25,000?Pour it into my business
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