Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000

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Jeremy Smith

My love of food drives me to try all different cuisines and turn something lik Italian Sunday supper into bbq. I love to create weird things

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What is your signature dish?

I have two 1. A whole pig smoked low and slow with vegetarian collars greens n smoked Mac n cheese. Homemade raspberry BBQ sauce. 2. Bone in ribeye (tomahawk preferred) grilled to perfection with with grilled radiccicho/spinach salad n topped with a orange balsamic glaze and smoked warm German potato salad

Who is your culinary inspiration?

So many people from my mother who taught culinary, as well as Jose Grace's whom I worked for for a number of years.

What would you do with the $25,000?

Take my wife on a much needed vacation and then use the rest for my spice and BBQ catering company.

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