Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
My love for the experience a great meal can help create.
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Receive Text UpdatesI don’t really have a signature dish. My love for food started when I realized that my hands could make something that eventually made people ooh and and smile, and was the axis in the center of an amazing experience.
Who is your culinary inspiration?My Grandmother. She made food with her hands out of megar resources. She raised a family of 16 and food is one of the center points that we all gravitate to due to her impact on us all
What would you do with the $25,000?I would use the funds to create a sustainable ACF program at my current location.
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