Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I would use the money to start a restaurant. It has been a dream of mine since I started in the industry 27 years ago washing dishes.
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Receive Text UpdatesI love making bread and fresh pasta. A signature dish is more about what I am feeling that day and what ingredients are available at the time.
Who is your culinary inspiration?Family and the communal nature of food and how it brings people together is amazing. Food is love!!!
What would you do with the $25,000?Start a restaurant!! 27 years in the making, it would be amazing to accomplish that goal before I hit the 30 year mark in the industry. And this would help immensely!
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