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

Quarter-Finalist

JoAn vanbrabant

From sushi to tacos to pasta, I cook it all… Global flavors, zero passport needed, and somehow every dish still steals the show

Currently 10

in the Quarter-Finals

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What is your signature dish?

Skirt Steak Tacos with Homemade Tortillas

Who is your culinary inspiration?

I do not have a specific inspiration. I love to watch multiple people and draw a little inspiration from each to make my own.

What would you do with the $25,000?

I have always dreamed of taking culinary classes overseas! Italy and or Spain and maybe France!

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