Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I like using fresh ingredients, fire, hot and cold smoke backed by southern influences to create unique features at Mimsy's.
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Cold smoked blackened catfish & crawfish etouffee over sausage jambalaya
Who is your culinary inspiration?My amazing wife Kathy Elkins. The best Chef I know.
What would you do with the $25,000?I would save some for a rainy day and book a nice vacation for my family.
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