Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I should be the next Favorite Chef because winning $25,000 would change my food truck business in a major way.
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Receive Text UpdatesSlow smoked BBQ ribs and chicken w/our signature Mac and cheese and baked beans. I also have another signature favorite, SMUTS BBQ Loaded Footlong Sausage Dog.
Who is your culinary inspiration?My culinary inspection is Myron Mixon and Big Moe from Pit Masters.
What would you do with the $25,000?I would use the money to finance my mobile food truck for more equipment and marketing services to generate more clientele.
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