Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
featured in Taste of Home, $25,000 to start your own restaurant or food tuck business
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Receive Text UpdatesMy signature dish is my seafood boil and seafood sauce
Who is your culinary inspiration?My culinary inspiration is my dad... He was a chef for years and retired from a 5 star restaurant
What would you do with the $25,000?I will take my $25,000 if I win and I will open up a small family restaurant
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