Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
Every dish I cook carries miles, struggle, and fire. Venezuelan soul, sharp technique—this is my story, and I’m ready to win.
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The Asado Negro.
Who is your culinary inspiration?My Grandmother Felicidad
What would you do with the $25,000?Reunite my family, after 9 years without seeing my mother and little brother.
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