She then served as executive chef of the Washington Club, a private social club. By 1999, Hall was the executive chef at the Garden Cafe in the State Plaza Hotel, a sister hotel. From here, she went on to serve an externship at the Henley Park Hotel, where she was then promoted to sous chef.

After four years, she enrolled in L'Academie de Cuisine in Bethesda, Maryland, graduating with a Culinary Career Training certificate. When Hall brought some leftover sandwiches to her friend's office, and the friend's coworkers all wanted her to come again, she decided to start a lunch delivery service called the Lunch Bunch. Upon returning to the United States, Hall moved to Washington, D.C. During this time, she decided to pursue a culinary career. Hall then spent several years working as a model on the runways of Paris, Milan and London. Hall hated her job and left after two years. She then worked at Price Waterhouse in Tampa, Florida, and became a Certified Public Accountant. She graduated from Howard University's Business School with a degree in accounting in 1986. Hall graduated from Hillsboro High School. Hall was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee. She was a cohost on The Chew, a one-hour talk show centered on food from all angles, which premiered on ABC in September 2011. She appeared in the fifth and eighth seasons of Top Chef, Bravo's cooking competition show.

Carla Hall (born May 12, 1964) is an American chef, television personality and former model.

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