Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I am building my business, Big Dawg Culinary LLC, from the ground up to educate my son and my community on healthy and delicious eating
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My signature dish is my Baja Prawn Tacos — hand-pressed corn tortillas, chipotle-marinated prawns, house-made lemon crema, thin sliced cabbage, and a vibrant pico de gallo that makes the plate pop before you ever take a bite. It’s West Coast soul with fine dining execution. Every element has a purpose. That’s the Big Dawg way.
Who is your culinary inspiration?My inspiration comes from the people and culture of where I have lived and traveled. From the Mexican and Asian flavors of the Southern California coast, the wild mountains and rivers of Treasure Valley Idaho, the Soul food of Louisiana and the South, and the freshly harvest seafood of the Eastern Shore
What would you do with the $25,000?I’d pour most of it straight into Big Dawg Culinary LLC — my luxury private chef and culinary experience company in Virginia Beach. The funds would go toward a branded food trailer for events, professional kitchen equipment, publishing my cookbook series, and expanding my cooking school. My mission is to make fine dining accessible and educate the masses how to cook healthily. A portion of this will go to my Stepmother who just found out that she has breast cancer
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