Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
LaDonna Doleman should be the favorite chef I have worked for nonprofit organizations where I’ve fed 200 people a day. Food is medicine.
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Receive Text UpdatesMy signature dish is my salmon croquettes. Living in the south this dish could be eaten for breakfast or dinner. This dish is what my family and friends rave about when I serve them.
Who is your culinary inspiration?My culinary inspiration is Sunny Anderson. I’ve watched her over the years and I love her twist to southern cuisine. Her passion for food shows when she cooks.
What would you do with the $25,000?Winning 25,000 would help me open my own cafe. This has been my dream and now is my season for it to happen. Food is medicine.
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