Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
To prove with hard work, time, and experience you dont need a piece of paper to live your dream. I've worked up from dishpit to here.
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Who is your culinary inspiration?Myself, I grew up in the ghetto an grew up with the mindset if you want nice things make them yourself. I like nice food, so I'll cook the nice things I've worked hard for.
What would you do with the $25,000?Pay off loans, get my car fixed, maybe do the thing people tell me to do an relax a bit
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