Bio
Carla Pellegrino is a Brazilian-born American chef who was a contestant on the tenth season of the cooking reality competition television series Top Chef, from 2012-2013.
Top Chef Bio
Carla is a Brazilian-born, Italian-raised chef that is a household name in Las Vegas. She is currently Executive Chef and Owner of Vegas staple Bratalian Neapolitan Cantina, in Henderson, Nevada.
When Carla first came to America, she attended culinary school and then, with Frank Pellegrino, Jr., opened Baldoria Restaurant in New York City.
In 2006, a dream became a reality when Carla moved to Las Vegas to open and run Rao's Las Vegas. She's cooked at the James Beard House five times, and in 2009 was named VIP member of the James Beard Foundation and a Women in Food Honoree.