Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I should be the favorite chef because I represent the next generation of great chefs. I am 18 years old and have been cooking since age 5.
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Receive Text UpdatesMy signature dish is anything BBQ. Ribs, brisket and osobuco.
Who is your culinary inspiration?My culinary inspirations are my pop pop and my mom. My pop pop was an executive chef for 40 years and my mom has always fried, broiled, sautéed and grilled with love. Making them proud of me and my food is number one.
What would you do with the $25,000?If I won, I would use the money to continue my cooking education and start my adult life of traveling and tasting one culture at a time.
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