Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I am a chef for a restaurant in DFW area I create and develop new menu items
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Who is your culinary inspiration?My mother is inspiration. I’ve seen her work an overnight job to help provide food for our family and to keep the lights on, and I am very grateful for what she has done for us
What would you do with the $25,000?I would like to donate a portion to the homeless shelter. I was homeless one time in my life and I used to eat at the homeless shelter. Now I volunteer my services and go and cook for the shelter for holidays because at one time I was there
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