Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I believe my passion for culinary partnered with my teaching of professional cooking for the past 30 years makes me a favorite candidate.
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Receive Text UpdatesI have a few signature dishes: My top choice would be Lobster FraDiavolo with homemade squid ink linguine 2nd choice would have to be Garlic, Herb crusted Rack of lamb with truffle potato pave’ and Rosemary jus My third choice signature dish would be short rib ravioli with a wild mushroom sauce
Who is your culinary inspiration?I was trained by an Executive Chef named Daniel Scinto. His creativity, and passion for every aspect of his menu had the greatest impact on my career and it’s what truly inspired me to be a chef.
What would you do with the $25,000?I would build an outdoor open table kitchen, where I would offer cooking classes for students and adults that would like to enhance their cooking skills.
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