Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I’ve been cooking for 30 years. My food has a lot of Louisiana influence with California sensibility. I support local farmers and producers
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Ricotta Gnocchi, Louisiana Crawfish, Sweet Peas, Yuzu Kosho, with a Benton’s Country Ham, Tarragon, Parmesan Frico, Micro Pea Tendrils
Who is your culinary inspiration?My mamaw Bea (Beatrice). She was half Creole ,half Irish and she always had a spread for every meal. She cooked the vegetables we grew, fish we caught and wild game we harvested.
What would you do with the $25,000?I would invest it in land to expand our catering business.
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