Carla Hall: Sunday Suppers and Sweet Heritage
Join Levine Museum of the New South for a live recording of Our New South podcast with chef, author and television personality Carla Hall. Hosts Kevin Blackistone and Dr. Robert Greene II will talk with Carla about growing up around her grandmother’s Sunday supper table in Nashville, tracing southern dishes back to their roots, and the joy and heritage she brings to every kitchen.
From her southern roots and love of soul food to her travels exploring the cultural histories behind America’s favorite dishes, Hall brings curiosity, humor, and a deep appreciation for the stories that shape our food and our communities.
Every ticket holder will receive a free copy of Hall’s new baking book, Carla Bakes, and can have it signed after the conversation. Bring your family and friends to kick off the holiday season with stories from Carla’s kitchen and a signed copy of Carla Bakes to take home or give as a gift.
Location:
Levine Museum of the New South – 1800 South Blvd. Charlotte, NC 28203
Doors open at 6:00 pm, program and recording starts at 6:30pm
Parking:
Parking for Levine Museum is available at the garage located at 110 East Blvd ($5 after 5PM). Additional street parking and parking lots are also within a short walk of the museum.
The East/West light rail station is just a few steps away!
Carla Hall is a chef, bestselling author, and television personality known for her warm personality, infectious enthusiasm, and philosophy of always cooking with love. She gained national attention as a competitor on Bravo’s Top Chef and Top Chef: All Stars before spending seven years as a co-host of ABC’s Emmy Award-winning lifestyle series The Chew. She has since appeared as a judge and host on numerous Food Network and streaming television programs, including Holiday Baking Championship, Chasing Flavor, and HBO Max’s Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking.
Born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee, Hall grew up surrounded by the traditions of southern and soul food. Her passion for food eventually led her from a career in accounting and runway modeling to the culinary world. Through her cooking, television work, and writing, she explores the connections between food, culture, history, and community. Her cookbooks include Carla Hall’s Soul Food: Everyday and Celebration and her newest cookbook, Carla Bakes, featuring more than 80 sweet and savory recipes.
Hall is also the creator of Sweet Heritage, a digital magazine celebrating food, storytelling, and the subjects that inspire her. She is the author of two children’s books, Carla and the Christmas Cornbread and Carla and the Tin Can Cake Party. Beyond her work in food and entertainment, Hall is an active advocate for children’s health and well-being, serving on the boards of several nonprofit organizations. She currently lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband, Matthew Lyons.
OUR HOSTS
Kevin Blackistone is a longtime national sports columnist, a panelist on ESPN, a professor of journalism at the University of Maryland, and a contributor to NPR and PBS. He is the co-producer and co-writer of the award-winning 2022 documentary Imagining the Indian and co-author of A Gift for Ron, a memoir by former NFL star Everson Walls published in November 2009 that details his kidney donation to onetime teammate Ron Springs.
Robert Greene II is an Associate Professor of History at Claflin University. He is also the Publications Chair of the Society of U.S. Intellectual Historians and the President of the African American Intellectual History Society. Dr. Greene II has written extensively on the South, Black history and memory, and political history for publications such as Oxford American, The Nation, Dissent, Scalawag, and Jacobin, among others. Dr. Greene II is co-editor, along with Dr. Tyler D. Parry, of the edited volume Invisible No More: The African American Experience at the University of South Carolina, and he is currently at work on a book titled The Newest South: African Americans and the Democratic Party, 1964-2000, about the relationship between Democratic Party leaders in the South and African American voters.
