How Carla Hall Went from Theater Kid to Top Chef

Top Chef star and renowned cooking show judge Carla Hall takes us back to the Sunday Suppers she grew up going to at her grandmother's house outside of Nashville, Tennessee. Carla details the unconventional road she took to becoming a chef, including being a theater kid and modeling in Paris. She also opens up about learning of her grandmother's dementia through the way she made her mac & cheese. Plus, we learn how to make her family's extra special pound cake. See Privacy Policy at and California Privacy Notice at .

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How Carla Hall Went from Theater Kid to Top Chef is an episode from Michelle Obama: The Light Podcast by Higher Ground.

This episode is 00:54:57 long.

This episode was published on Dec 9, 2025.

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