Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
Driven, creative, and passionate—I turn every dish into an experience and every challenge into flavor worth remembering.
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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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