Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
Because I am everyone's favorite chef and at 60 years old I passed the Certified Cheese Professional exam! Plus I just love food!
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Receive Text UpdatesBraised lamb shank with a rich red wine sauce, root veggies and homemade minted spaetzle.
Who is your culinary inspiration?Definitely Bobby Flay, that man can cook anything!
What would you do with the $25,000?Take my partner on a culinary cruise adventure and use the rest to open a food truck selling Hawaiian Asian fusion cuisine.
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