Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I'm extremely ambitious, I'm always willing to learn Id like to open a food truck or bar and grill
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Who is your culinary inspiration?My mother and my uncle
What would you do with the $25,000?Pay child support and use the rest to start up a business
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