Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I am a retired Chef, now I only cook for family and friends, with the same passion as when I worked in the professional kitchen.
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Who is your culinary inspiration?Bradley Ogden
What would you do with the $25,000?Pay bills and take my family on a vacation.
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