Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
Im a southern raised gentleman that learned to love to from my Grandpa. Dinner every Sunday after church with the family
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Receive Text UpdatesI love smoking meat, steaks or Italian dishes are my favorite to cook. I make all kinds of dishes, chili, chicken bog, sloppy joe casserole
Who is your culinary inspiration?My granddaddy. He was a chef in the marines and fought in WW2 and the Korean war. I worked at a high volume steakhouse chain and fell in love with feeding someone a delicious meal
What would you do with the $25,000?I would pay off some debt and save and invest the rest
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