Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I should be the favorite chef because I make delicious dishes and I like to put my own twist on things
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Who is your culinary inspiration?My children are. They are the reason I am pushing so hard to be the chef I know I can be. It has always been my dream to be on the food network channel.
What would you do with the $25,000?I would use it to invest in my own restaurant business.
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