Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I love the challenge of taking comfort food and elevating it to gourmet cuisine to give my family and friends true elegant experiences
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Who is your culinary inspiration?Jamie Oliver, Gordon Ramsay, Martha Stewart
What would you do with the $25,000?Open a restaurant
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