Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
Because this my Dream to be able share my love for cooking and to share the taste of joys moody kitchen to the world this will be my legacy
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Who is your culinary inspiration?My Foster Mom Madea was a chef and seamstress, she cook different culture homemade food growing up in here home she also owned her own restaurant before she was a foster mom I said that i will grow and be just like my Grandma Madea
What would you do with the $25,000?I will open up my own restaurant and share with the world, the love and the care of Joy‘s Moody kitchen! it’s just not food it’s love
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