Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000

Kermit Lewis

I would love to be the Favorite Chef for my family and for my Ancestors. This would be a great accomplishment.

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What is your signature dish?

My Signature Dish would be something different now that im a plant based chef while im still experimenting. Before it was neckbones n gravy.

Who is your culinary inspiration?

My inspiration is myself to improve health through food. Why i went to Escoffier for there support in school to become a plant based chef. I love cooking and now various ways to cook as I hopefully Inspire others.

What would you do with the $25,000?

The money I would probably invest to start a farm so I would have a chance to farm to table cook. This would give me an opportunity to make healthy foods at a broader scale.

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