05/26/2024
Friends I am asking you to vote for my niece Chef Octavia Peurie as Carla Hall's Favorite Chef where the proceeds (if you vote with dollars) will go to the James Beard Foundation for scholarships to students to Culinary Arts school. The winner will be on the cover of the a popular culinary art magazine and a prize purse of 25k.
You can vote for free every 24 hours. There are only 4 days left. Right now Tay (as we affectionately call her) is in the lead.
Let me tell you about my niece Octavia. She raised my two wonderful beautiful Nieces and two wonderful handsome Nephews by herself when her babies fathers wouldn't and couldn't. She was not discouraged, she instead held tight to Jesus Christ and trusted that He would take care of her and them. They are now all grown educated kids living their lives loving one another and their mom. On or before 1999 Tay came to me and said Auntie lets open a restaurant. We started the process until she put thing to a stop. I said Tay why did you stop, she said auntie, I need credentials. I am not ready. She moved her four kids to North Carolina and started and finished a her Bachelors degree at Johnson and Wales University. Mind you she was a real non traditional student, but that did not stop her either. Later she completed her Masters degree.
After this was done, and the kids were off starting their lives it was than that she allowed Jesus to send her wonderful husband and business partner Kevin Peurie. The two of them are made for one another.
Winning this contest would mean a lot to Tay and her business. She did the work, she made the sacrifices for her family and in some cases her friends. Tay loves cooking and making people seeing how happy people are when they have a good meal. It is her time now. Please go to the link and if you have no funds vote for free, if you have the funds remember it is for a good cause. There are more Octavia stories out there and your funds would help them get to the level that Tay has gotten and is going. Thank to all of you. Love you very much.
