Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I am a chef that cooks with love and I enjoy watching others enjoy my food.
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Who is your culinary inspiration?My mom...we been cooking together since I was a little lad
What would you do with the $25,000?I would spend it on my mom .she is wheelchair bound and needs some medical supplies
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