Catherine "Cat" Cora (born April 3, 1967) is an American professional chef best known for her featured role as an "Iron Chef" on the Food Network television show Iron Chef America.
Cora was born and raised in a Greek community in Jackson, Mississippi. Her grandfather and father were both restaurateurs. When she was 15-years-old, she brought a business plan to her father and grandfather, knowing they could help her. Cat was inspired by Julia Child...
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Catherine "Cat" Cora (born April 3, 1967) is an American professional chef best known for her featured role as an "Iron Chef" on the Food Network television show Iron Chef America.
Cora was born and raised in a Greek community in Jackson, Mississippi. Her grandfather and father were both restaurateurs. When she was 15-years-old, she brought a business plan to her father and grandfather, knowing they could help her. Cat was inspired by Julia Child, Barbara Tropp, M.F.K. Fisher and Cora's grandmother, Alma. They all showed her what it took to be a chef. Her cuisine is a blend of her Greek and Southern roots like her favorite dish kota kapama (Greek chicken with tomato and oil sauce), Garlic Couscous, and slow-cooked lamb shanks with feta salsa verde.
After receiving her Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Physiology and Biology at the University of Southern Mississippi, she enrolled at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York. Cora has also appeared on Simplify Your...
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