Carla Hall attended L'Academie de Cuisine in Maryland. She gained her audience when she competed on Bravo's
Top Chef and
Top Chef: All Stars. She has been a TV personality since then, cohosting on the ABC talk show
The Chew, contributing on
Good Morning America, and featuring as a judge on
Crazy Delicious on Netflix and on
Bakeaway Camp on the Food Network. She is the author of
Carla's Comfort Foods,
Cooking with Love, and
Carla Hall's Soul Food, which received an NAACP Image Awards nomination. She lives in Washington D.C. with her husband. Visit carlahall.com for more.
Cherise Harris is an illustrator from Barbados. Her work centers around an interest in fairy tale and its role in telling deep and meaningful stories. Cherise uses pencil, watercolor, and clay, exploring her ideas in both 2D and 3D form. She also uses Photoshop to create digital art and gifs. She received her associate's degree in visual arts at the Barbados Community College, her BFA in illustration at the School of Visual Arts in New York City, and most recently completed her master's in illustration at Falmouth University in the UK. Cherise currently lives back home in Barbados with her husband, Ryan, and her daughter.