Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000

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Prudence Pollard

To show that an ordinary professional/scholar can be multidimensional with the prize to upgrade to a professional kitchen.

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What is your signature dish?

My adult daughters call themselves “Jamericans”, dad is from NOLA and I was born in Jamaica. They say it is my take on a common Jamaican dish, ackee and saltfish. I elevate it to a tasty small bite brunch favorite.

Who is your culinary inspiration?

Children and grandchildren saying, “make that again”. Feeding my family so that my kitchen is their favorite restaurant!

What would you do with the $25,000?

Convert my kitchen to a gourmet kitchen with professional gas stove, pizza oven, and convection/fryer oven and throwing a big Sunday brunch afterwards.

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