Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I absolutely LOVE food and creating new dishes!! I want to win so I can go to pastry school!! Never stop learning!!
Want to learn more about our competition?
Learn MoreWant to be notified if their position changes?
Receive Text UpdatesMany dishes!! I love to try new things so I am constantly evolving. Making the BEST Burger, maybe homemade bun.. My new obsession is Asian. Working on a housemade Orange-teriyaki, ginger marinade and aauce for Chicken drumsticks and thighs.
Who is your culinary inspiration?My 84 year old friend, Miss Annie Jones!! The woman can take an old shoe and make it into something edible!! She is THAT Good!!! Probably take a lot of boiling; but, she could do it!! She cooks with love!! That is the secret ingredient!!
What would you do with the $25,000?Use it to expand my knowledge...enroll in pastry school. I have been frightened to do so...some things seem so tedius and time consuming. I want to face my fear and Learn!! Practise Patience!!
Vote for Gabrielle Woodward to be the next Favorite Chef while supporting a great cause! Cast your free daily vote below, or make an even bigger impact when you vote by donation, supporting the James Beard Foundation and their mission to lead chefs and the broader culinary industry toward a new standard of excellence.
