Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I should be favorite chef because I love to cook. I’ve been cooking since I was a little kid. And would be a great opportunity.
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Receive Text UpdatesMy signature dish would be my chicken Alfredo. It’s cheesy and creamy and full of goodness.
Who is your culinary inspiration?my culinary inspiration is Gordon Ramsay’s he is just such a wonderful chef in my dream is to one day go to one of his restaurants
What would you do with the $25,000?My plan for the $25,000 is to save it and invest it I’ve always wanted to open a food truck so I would like to take my winnings and start my own business and fulfill my dream into opening my own food truck with my own unique food….
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