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

Quarter-Finalist

Joel Lazarus

I love to cook. Even more, I love to experiment in the kitchen.

Currently 6

in the Quarter-Finals

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What is your signature dish?

Mushroom hummus. Made only by Mediterranean restaurants and gourmet stores, and me.

Who is your culinary inspiration?

I remember watching my mother and grandmother in the kitchen. Learning my eay Now I'm cooking for my mother.

What would you do with the $25,000?

Put some away but, take myself on a great culinary tour of Italy.

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