Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
Hi ! I feel like I should be the favorite chef because I am full of passion. The love I have for food goes beyond anything I could imagine
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My signature dish is something simple and flavorful Mole crusted NY strip Roasted poblano mash Guajillo crema Garnished with toasted pepitas and garlic chips
Who is your culinary inspiration?My culinary inspiration would be my Grandmother Juanita . I watched her cooking growing up and she would bake all the time too. She makes the best pan de polo ever!! Getting to taste bites as she cooked and baked , some of my fondest memories. I was destined to cook, it’s apart of me.
What would you do with the $25,000?It’s just me and my 8 year old daughter . I’d open up a diner and hopefully with the return profit I’d be able to send her to college when the time comes . She wants to be a Zoo Keeper
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