Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
Been cooking since I was 7 years old and love to cook!! Want to open a food truck or small restaurant
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Who is your culinary inspiration?My great grandfather
What would you do with the $25,000?Open a food truck and hopefully build it up to a restaurant someday
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