Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
Absolutely love being in a kitchen, training my staff and creating and learning every day
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Who is your culinary inspiration?Marco Pierre White Rick Bayless Matty Matheson Anthony Bourdian Eric Ripert
What would you do with the $25,000?Support my family and friends, pay off debt, give back to my homeless community.
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