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

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Nikita Hughes

Being featured in the Taste of Home would be an amazing opportunity to share my passion for cooking and prayerfully start hosting catering

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in the Quarter-Finals

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What is your signature dish?

Shrimp and grits and Soul food fusion pancit.

Who is your culinary inspiration?

Alex Guarnaschelli, Kardea Brown, Jet Tila, and Marcus Samuelson

What would you do with the $25,000?

Invest in my cooking skills and spend on my girls softball program

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