Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
Because my Dream is to own my own food truck or lil diner
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Who is your culinary inspiration?[email protected] Mr. Jacques Torres Ramsey Emeril lagaasse
What would you do with the $25,000?I would open a food truck
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