Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I should be your favorite chef because I love to cook and create recipes. Cooking is my love language. I’ve always liked cooking and serving
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My signature dish is shrimp and grits… Lamb chops with fried shrimp risotto cake…
Who is your culinary inspiration?Well Carla of course but I also love chef Garvin! Love watching Hell’s Kitchen, diners drive and all the culinary shows.
What would you do with the $25,000?Put it towards my brick and mortar. I’m currently in an amazing market place with plenty of other vendors but my ultimate goal is for ValarieBeas (name of my place) to be its own thing! So I can cook up all my specialties and watch people enjoy them❤️
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