Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I plate heritage with heart: global flavors, local farms, bold spices. I turn every meal into a memory worth sharing.
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Orange and mushroom agnoloty with orange butter sauce. Truffle rottolo with smoked lemon vin and green peas
Who is your culinary inspiration?the home cooks and street food legends are my culinary inspiration— the people who learn by doing, tweak recipes by feel, and feed others out of love. Like my grandma who never measures, the taco truck owner who perfected his recipe just my love and patience of trying again and agai I’m inspired by cooks who balance technique with instinct, and who treat food as connection, not just fuel.
What would you do with the $25,000?I would like to own my food truck where i can showcase my love and connection towards food
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