Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I live food and absolutely love seeing people enjoy what I create and bringing back the classics.
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Receive Text UpdatesA 25oz bone in wet aged ribeye, seared and finished in a cast iron skillet.
Who is your culinary inspiration?I get inspired by every chef that truly has the passion.
What would you do with the $25,000?Invest most of it in my restaurant after I take my wife on a long overdue vacation.
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