Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
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Receive Text Updates“Spirale Aurea”translates to Golden spiral . Chicken roulade lacquered with 18 year aged white pomegranate balsamic layered with an aged Irish cheddar, shingles of prosciutto, and blend of minced herbs. paired with a fondant potato topped by a confit egg yolk. Garnished with sage and fresh pomegranate seed.
Who is your culinary inspiration?My mother, inspired me to cook at a very young age. She would sit me in my stroller in the kitchen just so she can keep an eye on me while she cooked for my other two siblings. Fortunately I was keeping an eye on her and fascinated by simple eggs being cooked. Since then, I was inspired to learn how to perfect my mother‘s fried egg with a succulent runny yolk. After that it became more of helping her save time and energy. That Lead me to began studying higher levels of cheffing and other c
What would you do with the $25,000?If I won the 25,000 I would split it into multiple investments. First one being moving into a larger home so that I can certify my kitchen for commercial uses. Second I would Purchase the licensing paperwork I need for LLC covering my private chef business. Purchase more cooking equipment for mobile outcalls. Using the remainder of the money to fix my truck that transports my cooking equipment and catch up on bills.
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