Allyson Lara
Alonso Roche
Barbara Cullen
Bonnie Moore
Brian Patterson
Carol McClure
Hugh Carpenter
Carla Hall
L’Academie de Cuisine graduate, Carla Hall was a contestant final on Season 5 of Top Chef. It was thrilling to watch Carla each week as the field of 22 chefs were whittled down to the final 3. Carla triumphantly returns to teach at L’Academie and will regale students with memories of her favorite episodes of Top Chef and her favorite dishes where she "brings the love". Carla is the chef and owner of Alchemy Caterers in Washington, D.C. Her food balances the heart and soul of the South and the refinement of her classic French training. She enjoys creating memorable comfort dishes with fresh, seasonal and local ingredients. Carla approaches each event as an opportunity to make a connection with the client and to change the way they experience food. She always has good European butter, Couverture chocolate, bacon, heavy cream, olive oil – pomace and extra virgin – on hand, and pies are one of her favorite things to make.
Christine Ilich
Carol Nieroda
Colette Peters
Dave Arnold
Danielle Turner
Dick Rosano
Edgar Steele
Drew Faulkner
Francois Dionot
Guest Chef
Giuliano Bugialli
Jeff Heineman
Janis McLean
John Peters
Joel Olson
James Parker
Katie Delaney
Karen Stiegler
Leslie Poyourow
Leslie Meyer
Lydia Schlosser
Mariano Ramos
Maro Nalabandian
Michael Franz
Monica Marshall
Mark Ramsdell
Nichole Ferrigno
Nick Malgieri
Neil Wilson
Oliver Friendly
Patrice Olivon
Paul Schneider
Rebekah Jewell
Samantha Burdman
Somchet Chumpapo
Sandy Patterson
Scott Ryan
Santi Zabaleta
Sherri Zollo
Theresa Souther
Virginia Willis