Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
My work speaks for itself, I am afraid or intimidated of no challenge, I take the bull by its horns! I love make people happy with my craft.
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Who is your culinary inspiration?My peers, my coworkers and cooks. Everyone that tells a story by creating a dish it’s inspiring
What would you do with the $25,000?I would put towards opening my own bakery!
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