Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I love cooking and sharing my food with those I love. I have always wanted to go to culinary school but never had the opportunity.
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Receive Text UpdatesRoast Chicken with saffron rice, salad and pound cake for dessert.
Who is your culinary inspiration?Alex Guarnacelli and Rocco Dispirito.
What would you do with the $25,000?Start culinary school
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