Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000

Zelec Gibbs

I think I should be favorite chef because being a chef is more than just a job profession or a hobby to me it’s a love language.

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You decide who will appear in Taste of Home magazine, and win $25,000!

The first cut is on Thursday the 11th of June at 7PM PDT

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What is your signature dish?

Oh this is a tough one because there are so many wonderful creations to make but currently my repeat go to has been a Chilean sea bass with an orange scotch bonnet glaze candied garlic chips over a rice’n’pea fried rice

Who is your culinary inspiration?

My mother inspired me to get in the kitchen and start rocking it out, now every time we speak she’s asking for my famous French toast!!

What would you do with the $25,000?

I would use the money to bring a lifelong dream of opening up a restaurant!!!

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