Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I am Jose Acosta originally from Costa Rica, came to the US to pursue a Culinary career and my dream is to become the best CR/American Chef
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Anything that can bring a smile to the people eating it. Love to create new dishes and learn more and new techniques every day.
Who is your culinary inspiration?José Andrés Jean-Georges Vongerichten Alex Casey (Former Washington DC Chef and owner of Cheekys Va)
What would you do with the $25,000?That would be enough money to start my own little business in my beautiful small town of Fredericksburg VA and keep building my dream to become one of the best Costarrican/American Chefs this town and my home country has seen.
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