Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
Cook driven by purpose, stretching meals, feeding families, and turning struggle into flavor. I cook with heart, community, and positivity.
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Receive Text UpdatesCasserole, I love taking the traditions of my ancestors like baked Mac n cheese and making a full meal. Using my flavor pillars. Soulfood, Jamaican and Italian
Who is your culinary inspiration?My Mother, Carla Hall. Gordon Ramsey, G Garvin.
What would you do with the $25,000?Secure a property for my bed and breakfast dreams.
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