Carla Hall Biography: Age, Husband, Net Worth, Top Chef, The Chew, Height

Carla Patrice Hall is an American chef, television personality, former model and author who first came to national attention as a finalist on Bravo’s Top Chef: New York in 2008.

Born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee, she parlayed a successful career in accounting and runway modeling into a passion for cooking that led her to culinary school and ultimately to co-hosting ABC’s award-winning daytime series The Chew.

Known for her infectious enthusiasm and signature “Hootie hoo!” catchphrase, she has since become a household favorite on shows like Holiday Baking Championship and Worst Cooks in America.

Profile

• Full name: Carla Patrice Hall
• Date of birth: May 12, 1964
• Age: 61 years old
• Gender: Female
• Place of birth: Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
• State of origin: Tennessee
• Nationality: American
• Profession: Chef, Television personality, Former model, Author, Restaurateur
• Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
• Parents: Mother: Audrey Hall; Father: George Morris Hall
• Siblings: Younger sister Kimberly Hall
• Spouse: Matthew Lyons (m. 2006)
• Children: none biological; stepmother to Noah Lyons (stepson)
• Relationship status: Married
• Religion: Spiritualist
• Ethnicity: African-American
• Net worth: $2.5 million

Early Life and Education

Carla Patrice Hall (61 years old) was born on May 12, 1964, in Nashville, Tennessee, to Audrey Hall and George Morris Hall.

Her father battled alcoholism—a struggle she has said led her to abstain from drinking and she rarely discusses that chapter of her childhood.

She graduated from Hillsboro High School in Nashville before earning a Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting from Howard University in 1986.

After two years as a Certified Public Accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Tampa, Florida, she left the profession to pursue modeling in Europe.

Returning to the United States, she enrolled at L’Academie de Cuisine in Bethesda, Maryland, graduating with a Culinary Career Training certificate and completing an externship as a sous chef at the Henley Park Hotel in Washington, D.C.

Personal Life

Carla Hall married restaurateur Matthew Lyons in 2006.

She is a stepmother to Lyons’s son, Noah, though his exact birthdate and personal details remain private.

Hall splits her time between New York and Washington, D.C., where she resides with her husband and stepson.

Career

After modeling on the runways of Paris, Milan and London, Carla Hall returned stateside to launch a lunch delivery service called the Lunch Bunch before founding her catering company, Alchemy Caterers (later Alchemy by Carla Hall), in 2001.

She gained national fame as a finalist on Top Chef: New York (2008) and returned for Top Chef: All-Stars (2010–2011), earning fan favorite status.

From 2011 to 2018, she co-hosted The Chew, which won multiple Daytime Emmy Awards.

Hall continues to appear on Food Network series including Holiday Baking Championship (2020–present) and Worst Cooks in America (Judge/Host, 2021–present), and serves as Culinary Ambassador for institutions like the Smithsonian’s Sweet Home Café.

Awards

• Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Informative Talk Show (“The Chew”, 2015)
• NAACP Image Award nomination for Outstanding Literary Work – Instructional (Carla Hall’s Soul Food: Everyday and Celebration, 2019)
• James Beard Foundation nomination, Television Personality of the Year (2012)

Net worth

Carla Hall’s estimated net worth is $2.5 million, earned through her television roles, restaurant and catering enterprises, cookbook sales, and brand partnerships.

Social Media

• Instagram: @CarlaPHall
• Twitter (X): @CarlaHall
• TikTok: @carlaphall (94.8K followers)
• YouTube: Carla Hall Official Channel

Filmography

• Top Chef: New York (2008)
• Top Chef: All-Stars (2010–2011)
• The Chew (2011–2018)
• Holiday Baking Championship (2020–present)
• Worst Cooks in America (Judge/Host, 2021–present)

Books

• Cooking with Love: Comfort Food that Hugs You (2013)
• Carla’s Comfort Foods: Favorite Dishes From Around the World (2013)
• Carla Hall’s Soul Food: Everyday and Celebration (2018)
• Carla Hall’s Breakfast: The Most Important Meal of the Day (2021)