Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I am from Honduras, I learned to cook with heart and passion. I express myself through food that brings people together
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Who is your culinary inspiration?Anthony Burdain
What would you do with the $25,000?I would use the $25,000 to build my catering business from the ground up, blending French, Mediterranean, American and Latin flavors with the richness of Honduran cuisine, scaling into a food truck
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