Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I really want to start another food business. The last 4 years have been hard with illness from long covid. I would start a food truck.
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Receive Text UpdatesI have many signature dishes I have made my own throughout the years. My personal favorite is the New England boil. There is nothing like being on a beach with a bonfire and cooking a one pot experience with the people you love.
Who is your culinary inspiration?Julia Child… watching Miss Child on TV in the 60’s as a kid was amazing. I wanted to be just like her!
What would you do with the $25,000?I would start a food truck business asap!
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