Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I am a self taught fast learner who can teach what I've learned, plus I persevere despite extraordinarily adverse circumstances.
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Shrimp fried rice.
Who is your culinary inspiration?Carla Hall, Jacques Pepin, and Julia Child.
What would you do with the $25,000?I would take culinary classes to become a culinary teacher.
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