Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
My Zen school has a saying: when a hungry person comes, give them food. 5 months ago I started doing that. I love making yummy food for ppl.
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Receive Text UpdatesMy shakshuka with zatar bread crumbs is pretty fucking insane. I like cooking Mediterranean, Italian, and lots of vegetables. I think about ways to make food interesting and delicious.
Who is your culinary inspiration?Jesse Jenkins, Carolina Gelen, Travis Lett, Ottolenghi
What would you do with the $25,000?I would love to start a program where people (younger/older) who can't afford school can experiment and learn the joy of cooking and feeding others like I did. A fun place for learning where we bring in teachers to teach technique and recipes.
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