Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000

Quarter-Finalist

Nikita Burney

I should be the new Favorite Chef because my ability to turn ingredients into dishes that make others feel excited is what sets me apart.

Currently 7

in the Quarter-Finals

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You decide who will appear in Taste of Home magazine, and win $25,000!

Voting for Semi-Finalists ends Thursday the 23rd of July at 7PM PDT

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What is your signature dish?

My pasta dishes are usually everyone’s favorite

Who is your culinary inspiration?

Gordon Ramsay Bobby Flay Carla Hall Cat Cora Maneet Chauhan Tiffany Derry Tobias Dorzon Nyesha Arrington Kardea Brown-Smith Ashkan Sadeghi My two grandmothers with one smiling down from heaven

What would you do with the $25,000?

I would definitely invest into my business and purchase a food truck

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