Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000

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Gionathan Rivera

I have been blessed enough to work with some of the best chefs & people in this industry and I want to honored them and celebrate them!

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What is your signature dish?

El flan de abuelo👴🏼 My grandfather famous flan. It was a recipe he mastered while fighting with chemotherapy. I want to let the world try it.

Who is your culinary inspiration?

I would have to say Anthony bourdain is a big influence. Just the way he would share a meal with anyone just to hear there stories is very inspiring. I would love to continue to share stories and skills.

What would you do with the $25,000?

I need to get back to my roots in Puerto Rico. With this money I could start the moving process to go back home to the island and learn from its cuisine and great chefs and one day who knows. I’ll open a place where we can have people come an create new stories and memories.

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