Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I have been passionate about food and cooking since I could walk and talk. More than that food is about family and relationships. Its love.
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I don’t have one fixed signature dish because my cooking is driven by season, mood, and what’s best at the market that day. My style is more about a point of view: ingredient-led, deeply seasonal, and intuitive.
Who is your culinary inspiration?Alice Waters will always be first and foremost.
What would you do with the $25,000?I would hire someone to build out a beautifully designed website. Hire a photographer to take proffesional of your food and tables. Create a simple printed sample menu packet, branded invoices/proposals Create a clean Instagram strategy * Seasonal storytelling * Farm sourcing, how to shop and utilize all of a product to cut down waste. * Elegant family-style dining * Behind-the-scenes prep * Hosting atmosphere, not just plated food As an older woman it isn’t an easy world to enter s
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