Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
Creativity have know rules .. the only rules I follow in the kitchen is the sanitary rules my recipes are uniquely mines .
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Who is your culinary inspiration?My culinary inspiration are the mom and pops restaurants who are doing great things with passion
What would you do with the $25,000?Take my daughter and grandson to visit my homeland
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