Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I should be the favorite chef because cooking is my passion and it comes from my soul. I Love cooking from different cultures.
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Receive Text UpdatesMy signature dish is my yakamein beef soup.
Who is your culinary inspiration?My culinary inspiration would be G Garvin. Growing up he always inspired me to cook and to be fancy about it.
What would you do with the $25,000?I would open up my first restaurant and share my recipes with the world.
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