Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I'm gonna go to cullanary school to become a chef to start my own bakery/restaurant
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Who is your culinary inspiration?My mom she helped me learn how to cook
What would you do with the $25,000?I would save it for school and help start my restaurant
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