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Top Chef Carla Hall: You Were Supposed To Be Eliminated Four Episodes Ago

Googly-eyed Top Chef finalist Carla Hall goes interview crazy! The DC-based caterer talks about what it’s like to work with Stefan, the Evil Chef from Poland, being an underdog and of course, her fab dishes.

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Check out her interviews with Washingtonian magazine, DC food blog Capital Spice and the DCist.

  • Fancy pizza at delivery prices: Pizzas at Ella’s Wood Fired Pizza are only $5 during happy hour. Try the pizza verdura, which comes with sun-dried tomato puree, olives, artichokes, basil and Parmesan. Plus, all American drafts are a buck off. [Ella’s]
  • Belgian cafe and bakery Le Pain Quotidien is opening up in Clarendon, bringing down its novelty status to like, negative a million.
  • The Gibson is a secret, speakeasy-style bar on U Street. They don’t have a website, their phone number isn’t listed and you have to make reservations far in advance just to get into the place. But it’s worth the wait the Washington Post says that The Gibson has the best drinks in the city. For ideas how to get in, click here. [WaPo]


    • 2:54 PM on Wed February 25 2009
    By Malaka Gharib
    5096 Views

    1. Are you telling me a delivery pizza is $5 in DC?? I thought the gubbernment moneys was flowin in dem der parts?

    2. Doglessliberal says at 3:18 pm, February 25th, 2009

      Carla just did a chat on washingtonpost.com, as well. She’s got a great PR person!
      http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/discussion/2009/02/24/DI2009022402758.html

    3. Tommy Says Soooo says at 3:30 pm, February 25th, 2009

      Actually, Stefan is Finnish, and Carla is finished. Can I haz MoDo job now?

    4. Suds McKenzie says at 3:37 pm, February 25th, 2009

      She is “the run away bride of ATS.

    5. Ginger Snaps says at 4:07 pm, February 25th, 2009

      Stefan’s a Finn, Carla’s a Win! Hootie Hoo!

    6. ToeCramps says at 4:26 pm, February 25th, 2009

      Carla’s gonna win this - watch tonight! She still on because she is supposed to be on! How would she win without being on the show? OK, now you are really confusing me! Also.

    7. IceCreamEmpress says at 4:30 pm, February 25th, 2009

      YOU SHUT UP YOUR STUPID ASS FACE ABOUT CARLA! I LOVE HER.

      Also, she and my sister-in-law are like twins, only my sister-in-law is a blonde white lady.

    8. Jukesgrrl says at 4:47 pm, February 25th, 2009

      Love ya, Carla. Good luck tonight even though I know tonight is not tonight — you know what I mean. Have fun with your car!

    9. problemwithcaring says at 9:21 pm, February 25th, 2009

      To me, Carla’s a non-annoying version of Diana Ross’ daughter on that WB show Girlfriends - which is saying alot, because Carla comes off as pretty spastic. (No offense, I love her.)

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