Carla has spent over 30 years in the food world as a caterer, artisan baker, cooking school teacher, culinary team building company owner, freelance food writer and co-author of numerous cookbooks. Her work has appeared in Bon Appètit, Chili Pepper, Better Homes and Gardens, Family Fun and numerous local and regional magazines and newspapers.

She is co-author with Meredith Deeds of The Mixer Bible (Robert Rose 2005), the 2007 James Beard-nominated The Big Book of Appetizers (Chronicle Books 2006), The Take-Out Menu Cookbook: How to Cook IN The Food That You Love to Order Out (Running Press, 2007) — Good Morning America’s Top Ten Pick of 2008 — and many more. She has been a frequent guest on Martha Stewart Living Radio and Dinner Plans.