Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I think I should be Favorite Chef because I have experienced many different cuisines and absolutely love to cook.
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Receive Text UpdatesGumbo it was the first dish I learned to make well! There are so many different versions and styles I just love to experiment and make it better!
Who is your culinary inspiration?My culinary inspiration is Brian voltaggio. A family man he competes and even though he doesn’t always win he strives on with his passion of cooking.
What would you do with the $25,000?What I would do with 25,000 dollars, is put a down payment on a bigger home for my family of six with a bigger yard so my kids can play along with our little dog.
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