Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
Chef Big John serves bold Gulf Coast flavors with Cajun soul, bringing people together through food, fun, and Love.
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Who is your culinary inspiration?My Mother, Paul Prudhomme and my first chef Malcom Soliue’
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