Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
Honestly The only thing that I love to do is cook( this is my passion and is meant for me
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Who is your culinary inspiration?I'm self taught coming from nothing I just learned and became inspired from myself and the things I could create
What would you do with the $25,000?Create a catering business
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