Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I'm fast. Talented. And I guarantee I'm the funniest. I would use the money to invest in my current job for my future.
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Receive Text UpdatesShrimp and grits of course!! I also specialize in Smokers and Woodfire grills. So maybe smoked shrimp and grits?!!!
Who is your culinary inspiration?Dan Doyle executive chef at Poogan's Porch in Charleston a few years ago. Taught me half of what I know. As for tv chefs I always liked Carla and Marcus and Alex.
What would you do with the $25,000?Invest in the business I work in. We're a small restaurant with a medium sized catering department. I want to buy in as a partner.
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