Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I'm a retired chef of over 35 years Trained w/ a Certified Master Chef. Well versed in classical cuisine and Passionate about Asian cuisine
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Who is your culinary inspiration?My chef CMC Alfonso Contrisciani.
What would you do with the $25,000?Travel and research the book I have always wanted to write. Mom Said I Shouldn't Play with My Food ( but Mom was wrong) A book of foods made at the table from around the world.
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