Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I want to start my own eatery so I can show the world a new style of cooking that brings all cultures together!
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Receive Text UpdatesI get this question asked all the time and it’s still hard to answer, i just love food and every creative thought you can bring to life with it !
Who is your culinary inspiration?I grew up watching my (rest in peace) grandmother, who also loved to get inspired by emeril, G.Garvin so her love just transferred to me and those three would be my Mount Rushmore oh also cant forget Gordon Ramsey for his consistency to be the best and showing others the correct way to be the best !
What would you do with the $25,000?Once I win the $25,000 im going to bring my future Michelin Star Lavish Taste to life and show the world the beauty we’ve created together culturally with a new genre of cooking
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