Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
Montana chef crafting live-fire cuisine with wild game and foraged flavors—connecting land, culture, and community through every dish.
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Currently for 2026 Koji fermented bison steaks with sweet potatoes and bone marrow dashi.
Who is your culinary inspiration?Magnus Nilsson, Joël Robuchon
What would you do with the $25,000?Continue to focus on building a community pay it forward meal program.
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