Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000

ELIHU VANCE

I started cooking at 16 in professional kitchen I'm now 57. And I still love to cook.

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You decide who will appear in Taste of Home magazine, and win $25,000!

The first cut is on Thursday the 11th of June at 7PM PDT

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What is your signature dish?

Anything seafood or smoked meats . Paella,pasta, brisket,ribs (pork & beef) fried, sauteed, broiled or basted

Who is your culinary inspiration?

The swedish chef. But really my grandma & mother taught me how, the kitchens forged techniques ,French, Italian etc

What would you do with the $25,000?

Pay off bills as I'm just coming back from cancer. Get my very own mobile kitchen up & running

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