Chef Carla Hall Talks Top Chef, the Shift from Caterer to Food Media, and How to Make Amazing Biscuits

On this week"s show, we have chef Carla Hall. She was a contestant on Bravo"s Top Chef and Top Chef All-Stars.  Carla spent 7 years co-hosting ABC’s Emmy award-winning, popular lifestyle series “The Chew”. She"s been on multiple Food Network programs, was a judge on Netflix"s Crazy Delicious, and is a culinary contributor to “Good Morning America”.  She"s the author of four cookbooks, in addition to a number of cookbooks put out by The Chew. We discuss her Top Chef experience, and why she wanted to return for All-Stars.  We talk about the transition from catering to food media, licensing her recipes, and chef-in-residence programs. This is also a mini-Masterclass in biscuit-making. She talks about what makes a good (and bad) biscuit, and gives lots of actionable tips. CARLA HALL Carla"s Instagram Carlas"s Website CHEFS WITHOUT RESTAURANTS If you enjoy the show and would like to support it financially, please check out our Sponsorship page (we get a commission when you use our links).   Get the Chefs Without Restaurants Newsletter Private Facebook group Chefs Without Restaurants Instagram Sponsor- The United States Personal Chef Association Over the past 30 years, the world of the personal chef has grown in importance to fulfill dining needs. While the pandemic certainly upended the restaurant experience, it allowed personal chefs to close that dining gap.  Central to all of that is the United States Personal Chef Association.   USPCA provides a strategic backbone for those chefs that includes liability insurance, training, communications, certification, and more. It’s a reassurance to consumers that the chef coming into their home is prepared to offer them an experience with their meal. Call Angela today at 800-995-2138 ext 705 or email her at aprather@uspca.com for membership and partner info. Sponsor-meez Still keeping your recipes in docs? Doing your costing in spreadsheets? You should try meez—the recipe tool designed for chefs by chefs. Founded by professional chef Josh Sharkey, meez transforms your recipe content into a powerful digital format that lets you organize, scale, train, and cost like never before. See why meez is loved by over 12,000 culinary professionals. Sign up for a free account today at getmeez.com/cwr. Support the show