Chef, best-selling author, and TV personality Carla Hall first captured hearts on Bravo’s Top Chef, where she shared her philosophy to always cook with love. A former co-host of ABC’s Emmy-winning The Chew, she now appears on multiple Food Network shows and serves as a judge on Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking on Max. This year, she launched Sweet Heritage, a biannual digital magazine blending storytelling, expert insights, and her passion for food and life. Her cookbook Carla Hall’s Soul Food was named to multiple “Best of the Year” lists and received an NAACP Image Awards nomination. Carla lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband, Matthew Lyons.