Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I’m working on opening my own restaurant. The 25k would get me so much closer!
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Who is your culinary inspiration?I have so many, but primarily, Chefs Gordon Ramsey, Anthony Bourdain and above all else, my father, Tom.
What would you do with the $25,000?The 25k would be used as part of my down payment on my own upscale dining establishment just north of my hometown.
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