Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I love cooking for the people and seeing them enjoy my creations and I need that money to buy a food truck so I can keep it rolling.
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Receive Text UpdatesBeef short ribs braised in red wine and slow roasted in its own juices along with carrots and potatoes.
Who is your culinary inspiration?My grandmother and PBS chefs after sesame street I would stay tuned in. Shows like Yan can cook cooking cajun with Justin Williams and many others inspired me along my journey.
What would you do with the $25,000?Put it towards a food truck that I have been saving for.
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