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

Lauren Mullen

I’m @madamlauren and I can cook like a MF. I love to feed people and I love money! Plus I’m a fierce competitor!

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The first cut is on Thursday the 11th of June at 7PM PDT

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What is your signature dish?

Coconut soup- it’s a luscious red curry but not the traditional way. It’s bright with citrus and has all the usual suspects, plus some key players that push this dish to MVP. At every function, gathering, table, this dish is the headline!

Who is your culinary inspiration?

My grandma. She was an equestrian who gained notoriety in our family as THE CHEF. She crafted dishes from around the world even though she had a simple start in Norfolk, VA. She married into my grandfather’s Italian village and took food mastery to the farthest reaches of the globe while keeping the Italian traditions in first place.

What would you do with the $25,000?

I’d do exactly what you would do….put it to good use in the best way I see fit! I have many side hustles that I could easily grow if I had some capital. I’m a nurse by trade but there is so much more to me!

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