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AMERICA FELL IN LOVE WITH
CHEF CARLA HALL WHEN SHE COOKED
HER WAY INTO THE SEASON 5 FINALE
OF BRAVO'S TOP CHEF.
OUR FANS GET TO SEE HER EVERY
WEEK ON THE CHEW.
CARLA TALKS ABOUT HER DEBUT
COOKBOOK, COOKING WITH LOVE,
COMFORT FOD THAT HUGS YOU.
WELCOME, THIS IS SO EXCITING.
I LOVE THE TITLE.
OH, THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
I WANT PEOPLE TO FEEL HAT IT'S
APPROACHABLE, FIRST OF ALL.
AND IT'S A PLEASURE TO BE HERE.
SURE.
CARLA, LET'S LARRY
HEAR ABOUT YOU.
YOU GREW UP IN NASHVILLE.
Reporter: WHO TAUGHT YOU TO
COOK?
WELL, I DIDN'T EVEN START
OLD.
WELL, ABOUT 25.
BUT I HAD REALLY GOOD FOOD.
THE FUNNY THING IS MY MOTHER
DIDN'T LIKE TO COOK, MY FATHER
COOKED.
EVERYONE, MY GRANDMOTHER COOKED,
THEY COOKED SO WELL.
SOMETIMES THE SIDE EFFECT OR
CONSEQUENCE OF THAT IS YOU DON'T
HAVE TO COOK, YOU'RE EATING LL
THIS REALLY GOOD FOOD.
SO MY GRANDMOTHER, GOING TO HER
SUNDAY SUPPERS EVERY WEEK, IT
WAS AMAZING.
SO I THINK I GREW TO APPRECIATE
HER FOOD AND REALLY GOOD FOOD,
AND FOOD THAT FELT LIKE IT WAS
HUGGINGYOU.
YOU KNOW.
WHEN IT COMES TO COOK YOUR
OWN FOOD, DESCRIBE YOUR STYLE
FOR US.
WELL, FIRST OF ALL, MY FIRST
COURSE OF ACTION IS WANTING TO
DO IT
BECAUSE IF I DON'T WANT TO COOK,
IT'S NOT GOING TO BE GOOD.
I TELL EVERYONE OUT THERE, IF
YOU'RE NOT IN A GOOD MOOD, THE
RESERVATION.
THAT'S GREAT.
THAT'S GREAT.
YEAH, YOU HAVE TO WANT TO DO
IT.
AND SO I AM PRESENT.
WHEN I'M MAKE MIG FOOD, I AM
PRESENT F. 'M PEELING A CAIRKTS
I AM THINKING, I AM HERE, I'LL
PEELING A CARROT.
ENTHUSIASM IT.
I THINK THAT'S THE KEY.
AND I WANT TO NURTURE PEOPLE
WITH FOOD.
CARLA, YOUR NEW COOKBOOK NEXT
TO YOU, WHAT ARE SOME OF YOU
FAVORITE ROPES IN IT?
OH,WOW.
UM, SMOTHERED PORK CHOPS, THE
SLOW-COOKED SMOTHERED PORK CHOPS
THAT MY GRANDMOTHER D. I LOVE
FLOURLESS.
FLOURLESS.
THE DESSERTS, MY GRANDMOTHER'S
FIVE-FLAVOR POUND CAKE WHICH SHE
USED TO SEND TO ALTERNATE
GRANDKIDS, SO WHEN I WAS IN
COLLEGE SHE WOULD SEND THIS CAKE
WRAPPED IN PLASTIC AND WAX
PAPER, AND OIL, AND PAPER
TOWELS, I MEAN, IT TOOK YOU
PROBABLY A DAY TOWN WRAP IT.
BUT IT WAS SO GOOD!
AND THAT'S IN THE BOOK.
VERY GOOD.
I UNDERSTAND YOU ALSO INCLUDE
CATERING TIPS LIKE CARLA.
YES
FOR INSTANCE, IF YOU -- SAY YOU
HAVE A PARTY, AND YOU NEED TO
FILL YOUR SOUP BOWLS, OR LIKE
LITTLE SERVING SOUP AND LITTLE
SHOT GLASSES OR SPECIAL CUPS.
THE EST THING TO DO IS PUT IT
IN A PITCHER.
YOU POUR IT.
OR IF YOU'RE DOING THE PASTRY
BAG, PUTTING OR FILLING THINGS
THAT YOU'RE PUTTING IN A PASTRY
BAG VERSUS GOING FROM THE SPOON
TO THE BOWL, SPOON TO THE BOWL,
I CAN DO THAT TEN TIMES.
SO THAT ALSO IS VERY H QUICK.
SEARING MEAT IN A PAN AND
FINIING IT IN THE OVEN, THAT'S
SORT OF A RESTAURANT TRICK.
SO THOSE ARE SOME OF TH TIPS
THAT I GIVE YOU ARE.
IT'S JUST TO MAKE YOUR LIFE
EASIER AND MORE EFFICIENT.
YEAH, THEY'RE VERY HELPFUL.
THE CHEW AIRS RIGHT AFTER
"CONNECTICUT STYLE," AND IT
A LOT OF FUN.
YOU HAVE GRET CHEMISTRY.
WHAT'S IT LIKE TO WORK ON THE
SHOW, BESIDES ALL THE GREAT
MEALS YOU GET TO HAVE?
OH, MY GOSH.
IT'S A PARTY.
KITCHEN.
I THINK THE MORE THAT EVERYONE
BECOMES COMFORTABLE WITH EACH
OTHER, THE MORE THAT WE ARE
OURSELVES, WE LEARN SO MUCH MORE
ABOUT PEOPLE.
ABOUT EACH OTHER: THAT YOU
DON'T KNOW WHERE THE SHOW IS
GOING TO GO.
WHAT'S SO FUNCY SOMETIMES I'M
LIKE, YOUKNOW WHAT?
AND THEY'RE, OH, LORD, HA IS SHE
GOING TO SAY?
THEY HAVE NO IDEA, BUT BECAUSE
I'M FEELING COMFORTABLE, I DON'T
EVEN KNOW SOMETIMES WHAT I'M
GOING TO SAY, BUT YOU JUST FEEL
THAT YOU'RE SUPPORTED.
SO WHEREVER YOU ARE, YOU KNOW
THEY'RE GOING TO ACCEPT YOU AND
WE'RE JUST GOING TO GO WITH IT.
THISYEAH.
THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL THING.
A LOT OF TIMES AS A VIEWER
YOU'RE WATCHING ALL OF THIS
HAPPEN AND UNFOLD.
ONE LAST QUESTION.
I WOULD ASK YOU, ARE YOU GETTING
READY FOR THANKSGIVING, ARE YOU
COOKING A BIG FEAST THIS YEAR?
I AM.
YEAR.
SO I AM PLANNING, I'M GOING TO
INTRODUCE A COUPLE OF DISHES.
MARIO IS DOING THIS ALSATIAN
THANKSGIVING.
IT INSPIRES ME TO DO SOMETHING
OUT OF THE BOX, BUT YOU HAVE TO
DO SOME OF TE TRIED AND TRUE
DISHES, BECAUSE I DON'T WANT
THERE TO BE A MUTINY IN MY
HOUSE.
SO I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO IT.
VERY GOOD, WE'RE OUT OF TIME.
"COONG WITH LOVE."
THANK YOU SO MUCH, WE REALLY
ENJOY YOUR SHOW HERE.
THAN YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING
HAVE A GOOD WEEKEND.
YOU TOO.