Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I am a cook of 24 years and ranged from short order cook to fine dining and catering.
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Receive Text UpdatesMy signature dish is a range of anything involving pit bbq! Im well versed in many applications from braising to slow roasts and make a mean pulled pork!
Who is your culinary inspiration?My inspiration came largely from my mother, a texas born spirit with more recipes than your grandmother's best friend!
What would you do with the $25,000?Plain and simple open a restaurant with my concept to serve my community that had given so much to myself and my family.
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