Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
It's an honor to cook for others and share my passion with gratitude heart. If my food brings someone joy, that’s the real win.
Want to learn more about our competition?
Learn MoreWant to be notified if their position changes?
Receive Text Updates
My favorite dish to make is a blend of my French heritage and my South Alabama roots. I love cooking hearty, comforting meals, but the dish people ask for most is my shrimp and fish spread with red beans and rice or gumbo on the side. I can cook anything, but those Southern coastal flavors mixed with classic French technique feel the most like home to me.
Who is your culinary inspiration?My biggest culinary inspiration is my family. I learned Southern comfort dishes from home and French technique from my heritage, and bringing those two worlds together is what made me fall in love with cooking. Every dish I make carries a piece of both.
What would you do with the $25,000?I would use the $25,000 to establish stability and support my transition into the next phase of my life. It would give me the ability to move forward with purpose, focus, and the resources to keep growing.
Vote for Jacqueline Foster to be the next Favorite Chef while supporting a great cause! Cast your free daily vote below, or make an even bigger impact when you vote by donation, supporting the James Beard Foundation and their mission to lead chefs and the broader culinary industry toward a new standard of excellence.
