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Carla Hall's Soul Food is a cookbook published in 2018 by Carla Hall, an American chef and television personality known for her appearances on Top Chef and co-hosting The Chew on ABC. The book explores the origins and development of soul food, tracing ingredients and techniques from West Africa through the American South. Hall, born in Nashville, Tennessee, presents recipes for dishes such as cornbread, collard greens, and macaroni and cheese, along with historical context about African American culinary traditions.
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When was Carla Hall's Soul Food published?
Carla Hall's Soul Food: Everyday and Celebration was published by HarperCollins in 2018. The book contains 145 original recipes and connects Hall's Nashville roots with the wider history of soul food. [Google Books](https://books.google.com/books/about/Carla_Hall_s_Soul_Food.html?id=if5HDwAAQBAJ)
Does Carla Hall's Soul Food explain the history behind the recipes?
Yes. Hall traces soul food's development from Africa and the Caribbean to the American South instead of presenting the dishes as a collection of disconnected recipes. The historical framing is one of the book's main features. [Google Books](https://books.google.com/books/about/Carla_Hall_s_Soul_Food.html?id=if5HDwAAQBAJ)
What kinds of recipes are in Carla Hall's Soul Food?
The book includes recipes such as Black-Eyed Pea Salad with Hot Sauce Vinaigrette and Tomato Pie with Garlic Bread Crust. It presents soul food as including vegetable-based dishes as well as familiar comfort foods such as cornbread and fried chicken. [Google Books](https://books.google.com/books/about/Carla_Hall_s_Soul_Food.html?id=if5HDwAAQBAJ)
Is Carla Hall's Soul Food connected to The Chew and Top Chef?
Yes. Carla Hall is known for competing on Top Chef and co-hosting ABC's The Chew. Her television background informs the book's approachable style, but the 2018 cookbook focuses on Southern food history and home cooking. [Alachua County Library District](https://catalog.aclib.us/search/title.aspx?cn=804369&ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&pos=5)
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