Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000

Quarter-Finalist

Shawn Doriety-Ridgeway

Driven, creative, and passionate—I turn every dish into an experience and every challenge into flavor worth remembering.

Currently 6

in the Quarter-Finals

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What is your signature dish?

Dominican rice and beans with baked chicken

Who is your culinary inspiration?

My dad

What would you do with the $25,000?

Would be an amazing way for me to get a great kick start into the culinary world and start pursuing a career as a chef

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