Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I have been cooking over 23 years and love how food connects and can bring happiness and nostalgia to people. Cooking is my love language.
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Pan seared duck breast with a honey, pancetta, and jalapeño, succotash finished with fresh scallions.
Who is your culinary inspiration?My mother. She started teaching me how to cook when I was around 10 years old and always pushed me to become a chef!
What would you do with the $25,000?I would use it to invest in a restaurant my business partner and I are hoping to open in the next two years.
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