Former ‘Top Chef’ contestant Carla Hall a busy, busy woman

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Behind the glamour of the spotlight is a woman who loves food If you meet Carla Hall dressed in street clothes, your first thoughts would probably be “Vogue model,” or maybe “Manhattan socialite.”

True, Hall was once a model strutting the fashion show runways, so that image resonates. But the truth is she most often wears chef’s whites and stands behind stoves stirring up some culinary fantasy — think of her cookie collection, starring such petite edibles as Black Forest crinkles, pecan shortbread with vanilla salt and peanut butter biscotti dipped in dark chocolate. And she runs her own Silver Spring-based catering and personal chef business, Alchemy Caterers.

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