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Good Life Project

Carla Hall | Say Yes!

Good Life Project

Jonathan Fields / Acast

Education, Wellness, Self-improvement, Midlife, Health & Fitness, Intentional Living, Personal Growth, Living Well, How To

4.53.4K Ratings

🗓️ 12 November 2020

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

Growing up in Nashville, Top Chef star, Carla Hall, was surrounded by soul food, especially dishes cooked by her beloved grandma. She loved eating it, but she had no interest in cooking it. In fact, she headed into the world of business, building a career in accounting when, in a moment of awakening, she took a hard left turn that took her through runway modeling in Europe, cooking and catering, and eventually onto Bravo’s Top Chef where he amazing, joyful energy and sense of possibility captures the hearts of viewers. That launched her into the world of not just food and restaurants, but media, books, with her latest cookbook, Carla Hall’s Soul Food: Everyday and Celebration, and TV, with many appearances all over and a run co-hosting The Chew, and now podcasting with her hit show, Say Yes! with Carla Hall : https://pod.link/1530065734

Carla is also very active with a number of foundations that reflect her passion for causes close to her heart, Like Helen Keller International, and she’s the Culinary Ambassador for Sweet Home Cafe at the Smithsonian National Museum for African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. where she brings attention to the history of the food that has inspired the café.


You can find Carla Hall at:

Website : https://www.carlahall.com/

Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/carlaphall/

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0:00.0

So, growing up in Nashville, top chef-star Carla Hall was surrounded by soul food, especially

0:11.9

dishes cooked by her beloved grandma.

0:14.7

She loved eating it, but she had no real interest in cooking it.

0:18.5

In fact, she headed into the world of business, building a career in accounting.

0:24.0

When a couple years in, in a moment of awakening, and we talk about this, she took this hard

0:29.0

left turn that took her through runway modeling in Europe, cooking and catering in DC, and

0:34.8

eventually, years later, onto Bravo's top chef, where her amazing, enjoyable energy and

0:40.6

sense of possibility, it just kind of captured the hearts of viewers.

0:44.7

And that launched her into the world of not just food and restaurants, but media and

0:49.2

books, with her latest cookbook, Carla Hall, soul food, everyday in celebration, and TV

0:54.6

with so many appearances all over and around co-hosting the two, and now podcasting with

1:02.0

her hit show, Say Yes, with Carla Hall.

1:05.2

Carla's also super active with the number of foundations.

1:08.6

They really reflect her passion for causes close to her heart, like Helen Keller International,

1:13.8

and she's also the culinary ambassador for Sweet Home Cafe at the Smithsonian National

1:19.0

Museum for African American History and Culture in Washington, DC, where she brings

1:24.4

attention to the history of food that has inspired the cafe.

1:28.7

So excited to share this conversation with you.

1:31.6

I'm Jonathan Fields, and this is Good Life Project.

1:42.6

This episode of Good Life Project is brought to you by NatWest Business Banking, so if you're

1:46.5

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1:50.4

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