Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I need this to show the world that I can cook as good as any other chef out there, also I need this to start my own business
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Who is your culinary inspiration?All my previous chefs, each one of them have taught me valuable lessons! I’d like to honor them, by winning this competition.
What would you do with the $25,000?I would definitely start my own business.
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