Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
Food is my art , the kitchen is my stage . I cook to inspire , connect and make people smile .
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Who is your culinary inspiration?Pierre Gagrnaire
What would you do with the $25,000?I will spend it on tuition at Le Cordon Bleu.
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