Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
To be featured in a magazine for my hard work and cooking style. To win the prize and help promote myself to bigger things.
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Receive Text UpdatesI love cooking, I do not have a signature dish. I just love creating any dish I can to make ppl smile and enjoy.
Who is your culinary inspiration?Every chef in the industry because they all have a creative style of their own, which makes me more hungry to succeed.
What would you do with the $25,000?To open a small creative breakfast and lunch spot of my own.
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