Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I started cooking for myself at 6 , worked in my first professional kitchen at 10, became sous chef at 21 executive chef at 24
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Too many .. if I had to choose, as opposed to a more elegant dish, it would be my secret dry rub bbq chicken.
Who is your culinary inspiration?As a small child it was my abuela (grandmother) . As an adult it became feeding my children.
What would you do with the $25,000?Pay off medical debt and hopefully house repairs.
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