Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I should be the Favorite Chef because my passion for cooking holds no boundaries!
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Receive Text UpdatesMy signature dish is rice and beans with roast pork shoulder, fried plantains, or sweet plantains.
Who is your culinary inspiration?Chef Jet Tila
What would you do with the $25,000?Pay off bills and start building off grid.
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