Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
My passion for cooking has been one of my greatest life goals as of late. My family and I always used to bond over cooking together.
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Who is your culinary inspiration?My father
What would you do with the $25,000?I would love to start a small food business that is an alternate to food trucks. I’m currently the home chef and have the desire to keep persuing my dreams to something bigger and better!
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