Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I come from an Argentine, Colombian and Italian heritage and I cook Latin flavors, creative comfort food, and viral-worthy dishes
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Colombian corn chowder with a cheese arepa
Who is your culinary inspiration?My mom! She showed me how to never waste and she taught me how to create yummy dishes with minimal ingredients
What would you do with the $25,000?It would go towards getting more equipment for my mobile food business
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