Her effervescent personality, “cooking with love” approach to food, and adorably goofy catchphrase, “hootie hoo,” made Nashville native Carla Hall a fan favorite on Top Chef in 2008. Since then, she’s ridden the wave of her unexpected fame to new heights. Carla, 57, spent seven seasons as a panelist on the food-centric talk show The Chew, where she won a daytime Emmy. She’s also written a cookbook, played herself on the scripted television series Gossip Girl, and judged and hosted several cooking competition series. Of course, Carla wouldn’t be human if she didn’t have some missteps: Her Brooklyn restaurant, Carla Hall’s Southern Kitchen, closed in 2017 after little more than a year. But on the whole, this eternal optimist has had few complaints about the exciting trajectory of her life…
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Closer Weekly (Digital) - 1 Issue, November 15, 2021