Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I bring passion and homestyle flavor, cooking real food people enjoy and come back for.
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My signature dish is Pelau, a rich Trinidadian one-pot dish full of deep flavor, seasoned meats, rice, and tradition
Who is your culinary inspiration?Bobby Flay
What would you do with the $25,000?I have a virtual kitchen store on DoorDash and Uber Eats. I would like to open my own restaurant. I would like to purchase a commercial property house and make it a restaurant to keep it traditional and cultural. I want my children to have a foundation, something I can leave behind for them.
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