Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000

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Matthew Flynn

Because I've been through so much in life that I deserve to win for once

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in the Quarter-Finals

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What is your signature dish?

Anything with pasta. I just really love to cook.

Who is your culinary inspiration?

Chef Robert Irvine. I used to watch all his shows on the food network. And I actually got to meet him once in my sister's living room. Which is a story in its self.

What would you do with the $25,000?

Put down payment on a food truck.

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