Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I'm Italian American, I've been cooking since I was 5 years old with my Noni
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Receive Text UpdatesSeared salmon, with teriyaki glaze, bosmani rice and asparagus. And anything Italian.
Who is your culinary inspiration?The Food Network, I started with Iron Chef America from Japan, and Boby Flay and Anne Burel rip.
What would you do with the $25,000?Go to Italy and eat from every region, maybe even move there
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