{"id":106562,"date":"2025-10-10T17:15:37","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T21:15:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=106562"},"modified":"2025-10-10T17:15:37","modified_gmt":"2025-10-10T21:15:37","slug":"culinary-icons-and-baking-enthusiasts-carla-hall-and-candace-nelson-join-gordon-ramsay-as-co-mentors-in-the-all-new-three-week-special-event-series-next-level-baker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2025\/10\/10\/culinary-icons-and-baking-enthusiasts-carla-hall-and-candace-nelson-join-gordon-ramsay-as-co-mentors-in-the-all-new-three-week-special-event-series-next-level-baker\/","title":{"rendered":"Culinary Icons and Baking Enthusiasts Carla Hall and Candace Nelson Join Gordon Ramsay as Co-Mentors in the All-New Three-Week Special Event Series &#8220;Next Level Baker&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-106563\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Next-Level-Baker-20251010c.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"402\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Next-Level-Baker-20251010c.webp 720w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Next-Level-Baker-20251010c-300x168.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-106564\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Next-Level-Baker-20251010a.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"720\" height=\"390\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Next-Level-Baker-20251010a.webp 720w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Next-Level-Baker-20251010a-300x163.webp 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>About Carla Hall<\/h4>\n<p>(<em>Mentor, Next Level Baker<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>Chef, best-selling author, and television personality Carla Hall has been entertaining audiences with her enthusiasm for life and warm personality for years.<\/p><div id=\"morty-1123806588\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>Having spent 7 years co-hosting <em>The Chew<\/em>, Carla is featured on shows such as <em>BakeAway Camp<\/em> (judge), <em>Holiday Baking Championship<\/em> (judge), and <em>Worst Cooks in America<\/em>. She also serves as a judge on <em>Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking<\/em>. Carla hosted the Emmy\u00ae-nominated food and travel show Chasing Flavor sharing her curiosity about the history of America&#8217;s most delicious dishes. She recently re-teamed with Clinton Kelly and Michael Symon of <em>The Chew<\/em> for a brand-new podcast, <em>Chewed Up<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Her product line, Sweet Heritage by Carla Hall (available through QVC), is designed to bring you kitchen items that are useful, reliable, and complete with a dash of joy and soul. This year she launched a digital magazine, Sweet Heritage. Carla&#8217;s latest cookbook, Carla Hall&#8217;s Soul Food: Everyday and Celebration, was published in 2018, landing on annual &#8220;Best Cookbook&#8221; lists across the country and receiving an NAACP Image Awards nomination.<\/p>\n<p>She first won over audiences when she competed on <em>Top Chef<\/em> and <em>Top Chef: All Stars<\/em> and shared her philosophy to always cook with love.<\/p>\n<p>Carla is very active with a number of charities and not-for-profit organizations that reflect her passion for causes close to her heart. She is on the Board of Trustees for GenYouth and Beyond Bedtime.<\/p><div id=\"morty-841935519\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<h4>About Candace Nelson<\/h4>\n<p>(<em>Mentor, Next Level Baker<\/em>)<\/p>\n<p>Candace Nelson is a serial entrepreneur, Guest Shark, and bestselling author who revolutionized the baking industry when she left a career in finance to start Sprinkles, the world&#8217;s first cupcake bakery and Cupcake ATM. A familiar face to millions, Candace was the beloved judge for 10 seasons of <em>Cupcake Wars<\/em> on Food Network and 3 seasons of <em>Sugar Rush<\/em> on Netflix, where she also served as executive producer.<\/p>\n<p>She followed Sprinkles with the launch of Pizzana, a growing family of award-winning Neo-Neapolitan pizzerias, and CN2 Ventures, a family office investing in the next generation of entrepreneurs. Her New York Times bestselling cookbook <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/46MlRDS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>The Sprinkles Baking Book<\/em><\/a> features 100 of her favorite recipes, and her Wall Street Journal bestselling book <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/47iK0Su\">Sweet Success<\/a> offers her playbook for turning passion into a profitable business.<\/p>\n<h4>About <em>Next Level Baker<\/em>:<\/h4>\n<p><em>Next Level Baker<\/em> is full of frosty fun, arriving just in time to celebrate the most magical time of the year! Get ready for a ho-ho-whole lot of new twists on the classic Gordon Ramsay cooking competition series where bakers are challenged to create eye-popping festive holiday delights. It all starts with a sweet transformation of the franchise&#8217;s three iconic levels which become a breathtaking winter wonderland bursting with twinkling lights, shimmering snow, and festive holiday spirit.<\/p>\n<p>Chef Ramsay is coming to town after scouring the country for the very best home, pro, and social media bakers, all from different backgrounds and levels of expertise, competing against one another, ready to sleigh the competition!<\/p>\n<p>Joined by two powerhouse chefs and entrepreneurs, television chef Carla Hall and Sprinkles Cupcakes founder Candace Nelson, Ramsay and his co-mentors come prepared to bring magical moments and surprises to their hand-selected group of talented bakers and take them under their wings with hopes of heading into WINNER wonderland! Only one baker will rise to the top and walk away as the first-ever Next Level Baker, winning $25,000 and a HexClad prize package. The all-new three-week special event series premieres on Thursday, December 4 @ 9PM\/8c on FOX, FOX One, and Next Day Hulu.<\/p>\n<p><em>Next Level Baker<\/em> is produced by Studio Ramsay on behalf of Studio Ramsay Global and BiggerStage. Gordon Ramsay and Matt Cahoon serve as executive producers.<\/p>\n<p>Join the #NextLevelBaker conversation: Facebook: @FoodClubFOX Twitter: @FoodClubFOX Instagram: @FoodClubFOX<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Carla Hall (Mentor, Next Level Baker) Chef, best-selling author, and television personality Carla Hall has been entertaining audiences with her enthusiasm for life and warm personality for years. Having spent 7 years co-hosting The Chew, Carla is featured on shows such as BakeAway Camp (judge), Holiday Baking Championship (judge), and Worst Cooks in America. 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