Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I should be the Favorite Chef because I enjoy learning and experimenting with food. To me Food is an artistic expression of taste.
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I actually have 3 signature dishes that my Family and Friends enjoy eating: Hot Spam Pinwheels, Lumpia, Tamales.
Who is your culinary inspiration?My culinary inspiration comes from a variety of tv and published chefs such as Martin Yan, Julia Child, Ina Garten, Nigella Lawson, Carla Hall, Daphne Oz, Giada de Laurentiis, Martha Stewart, Rachel Ray, Bobby Flay, Guy Fieri, Gordon Ramsey, Jamie Oliver, Alton Brown, Masaharu Morimoto, Geoffrey Zakarian. The one I admire the most is Rachel Ray. I’ve read and bought her cookbooks.
What would you do with the $25,000?Help my Family and myself towards making life better and easier. For example creating a ready to use herb and vegetable garden and outdoor kitchen area.
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