Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I love to cook and always have since watching my grandma in the kitchen to Emeril on tv. This been my dream.
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Who is your culinary inspiration?My Grandma Emeril ICAG Jet Tila Carla Hall Antonia Lofasso Guy Fieri Bobby Flay Michael Voltaggio
What would you do with the $25,000?I would go to culinary school and try and start my own restaurant or catering business
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