Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
To be A Favorite Chef Cause I would be able to Follow My Dreams in the Culinary Field ,Also Being First in my Family to Achieve My Dreams .
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Receive Text UpdatesButterfly Cut Steak With Roasted Potatoes & Steamed carrots Gravy A Slice bread A Salad on the Side . Beef Wellington With Mashed Potatoes Spiced Carrots gravy A Salad on Side . Arroz Con Pollo Chicken & Rice with Plantains a Salad on the Side . Stuffed Chicken Breast with Candied yams Steamed Broccoli A Salad on Side . Fried Chicken With Cheese Fries Cheddar & Broccoli Soup A Salad on Side .
Who is your culinary inspiration?Chef Gordon Ramsay Chef Guy Fieri
What would you do with the $25,000?Would Buy a Food Truck To travel with for events ,Etc .Then Open up my Culinary Ideas ,Write a Cookbook Put Some Towards School & A Car ; Invest in my Ideas ,My Family. Most of all I would like to open a Small Soup Kitchen in My Area to Help Feed the Homeless ; Where they can get Food Everyday and have Meals to eat .With Competing in this Competition Will Help me Reach My Goal On Helping Me Finish School & To be Able to Help others That are in Need as well .Thank - You & God Bless
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