Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
My passionn for creating amazing dishes and blending flavors into delicious meals makes me there perfect Favorite Chef.
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Receive Text UpdatesSeafood stuffed lemon dill salmon. Paired with buttery garlic, herb and parmasean potatoes and sweet multicolored carrots.
Who is your culinary inspiration?My love of cooking comes from many inspirations but if I had to choose one chef who influenced me the most it would be Bobby Flay.
What would you do with the $25,000?Pay off my home and retire from my job so I could start my own small food business.
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