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

Karma McDaniel

My food not only tastes phenomenal but it appeases to the eye as well and exudes creativity.

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What is your signature dish?

Honestly, anything that has to do with a steak or skin on fish, I’M KILLIN IT! I do love a good garlic rosemary steak, dutch potatoes, and broccoli though.

Who is your culinary inspiration?

I am. I didn’t go to culinary school. I was given a chance by someone who believed in me and I kept learning and growing from there.

What would you do with the $25,000?

I would put it towards this vegan brunch/bakery that my mom has always dreamed of opening. We’d be partners and I’d get to master yet another cuisine/style of cooking.

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