Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I should be the favorite chef because I love too cook. I can make your mouth water and your taste buds go wow.
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Receive Text UpdatesMy signature dish is Mac and cheese.
Who is your culinary inspiration?My culinary inspiration would be my grandmother as I started cooking in the kitchen with her at an early age and my dad learning new recipes and elite cooking styles.
What would you do with the $25,000?I would use the 25,000 to start some sort of non profit organization for food distributions or open a mobile kitchen serving hot fresh meals for people in need
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