Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I don't know if I SHOULD be the favorite Chef or not. But, I do enjoy cooking. As a disabled veteran. Cooking helps with PTSD.
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Receive Text UpdatesI like Southern food. Be it Cajun, Carolina coastal or Soul "home cooking."
Who is your culinary inspiration?I'd have to say my mother and grandmother.
What would you do with the $25,000?Get a reliable vehicle to get to VA appointments and maybe a new couch. Mid century green maybe. 🤔
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