The Next Food Network Stars

SHOW: Cooking for Real, How’d That Get on My Plate?

COOKING BACKGROUND: Anderson ran a soul-food catering business in New York City, Sunny’s Delicious Dishes, after spending years in the music industry cooking for her famous friends. Sunny also spent some time at Hip Hop Weekly Magazine as the food and lifestyle editor.

WHY SHE MIGHT BE THE NEXT GUY: Anderson’s laid-back attitude and laissez-faire stance toward using measuring tools echo Fieri’s style, though it’s really her down-home stories about her dishes and her Fieri-esque colloquialisms that give her show its flavor. And her polished pastel outfits beat Fieri’s skeezy-bowler look any day.

FIERI FACTOR: “Let’s hit that with a little salt.”