Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I should be Favorite Chef because I love art & food. My mom taught me being a chef is like being a food artist. That’s what I want to be.
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Receive Text UpdatesLasagna! It’s like a mix of two of my favorite foods, cake and pasta. There are no rules for lasagna, you can make it with anything - beef, spicy chicken, tacos, vegetables, even dessert! We like to create special lasagnas for the people we love the most.
Who is your culinary inspiration?My mom is a chef. She cooks for all the people she loves. We love to spend time in the kitchen together. She says food is a love language. I hope everyone I cook for feels loved too.
What would you do with the $25,000?I would use part of the money to pay off school lunch debt at schools in my neighborhood. I also need a new bike to learn tricks on, mine is too small for me now. It also needs a basket on it for my guinea pig, Chip!
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