Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I started out just like anyone else did in the dishpit..from there I started on saute station at a national park. Where I built my skills up
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Receive Text UpdatesI don't really have a signature dish but I was always told my pasta Bolognese or my herb chicken and coconut lime rice.
Who is your culinary inspiration?My inspiration is Andrew Zimmerman and Emeril..there have been a lot others too
What would you do with the $25,000?Pay my debits off and try to invest in a food truck in homosassa, Florida...also pay for a vacation for my mother..
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