Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000

Quarter-Finalist

Dave Holland

I'm a home cook who wants to show the world that anyone can be a chef if you care and take the time to learn.

Currently 6

in the Quarter-Finals

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What is your signature dish?

Mushroom curry

Who is your culinary inspiration?

I come from a long line of strong women who cooked with the resources they had to feed their families. My mom and my grandmother, both passed, have always been my inspiration. Both of them brought.cuisines from around the world to my plate and taught me to be adventurous, always.

What would you do with the $25,000?

Invest it into my mushroom farm to help feed more people in Atlanta. Especially those who are underserved or don't have the same privileges I do.

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