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

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Isaiah watson

I was born to be featured on taste of home. Food network. I AM the personality and I want to grow my food truck. I'm here for the people.

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What is your signature dish?

Anything bbq or Tex mex. I'm most known for my specialty pop up Tex Mex menus, desserts, sausages and brisket. Omg I also love baking and pastry. I don't know if I have a signature but I can cook my ass off, adapt to anything.

Who is your culinary inspiration?

My wife and kids. The people on the streets in Oaxaca cooking and sharing their food with everyone year after year. SALSA DADDY ( Rick Martinez) I grab inspiration from the people around me who cook and share what they like to eat with me. Books like Franklin bbq, baking bible, salsa daddy, masa, momo, Michael rhulman, Oaxaca, toro bravo, life of fire,

What would you do with the $25,000?

Give my sister a big ass bonus. And use part of it to help pay for a new food truck, bigger and more efficient, I'm sure my wife has better plans on how it can help us in the future though.

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