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