Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I should be the favorite chef because of my personality goes with my food. I've worked hard on my life and get to this point.
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Receive Text UpdatesMy signature dish is the stuffed salmon.
Who is your culinary inspiration?My grandmother
What would you do with the $25,000?I would open my own restaurant
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