Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I have been cooking since l was 12 l am 58 it's a passion
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Who is your culinary inspiration?Gordon, Carla, my grandmother's, and mother in law.
What would you do with the $25,000?Start a catering business. I live in Pennsylvania you can't move your food truck, dedicated spot doesn't make sense plus a dedicated kitchen. I want a restaurant eventually!
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