carla-hall

Every autumn brings a fresh roster of enticing new restaurants to New York City. The anticipation alone is a great appetizer, especially since many restaurateurs have no clear idea when their snazzy new locations will actually open. It could be fall. Heck, it could be spring. That's just life in the big city. This season's crop…

In theory, hot chicken is simple to prepare. The original Nashville dish consists of a chicken breast, thigh or wing marinated in buttermilk, breaded and sauced with a heavily spiced, cayenne pepper–based paste and pan-fried before being served with pickles over white bread. It is, however, a dish that is challenging to prepare well. Around…

"The Chew," an hourlong daytime talk show about food debuts on ABC Monday, Sept 26. A few days before the debut, one of the stars, Carla Hall, a former model and Top Chef contestant, was spending some time in the Hamptons with her husband Matthew Lyons, a lawyer and serious photographer. Lyons seemed not to…