Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I love cooking and I think I’m pretty great at it. Using different textures and flavours to create something tasty brings me joy
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Who is your culinary inspiration?Ever since I was fourteen I’ve been working in kitchens, I love what I do and I always aim to make the best out of any dish
What would you do with the $25,000?Put it towards opening my own restaurant
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