Catherine Ann "Cat" Cora is an American professional chef best known for her featured role as an "Iron Chef" on the Food Network television show Iron Chef America and as co-host of Around the World in 80 Plates on Bravo.
University of Southern Mississippi, Culinary Institute of America
Nationality
United States of America
Spouse
Jennifer Cora (m. 2001)
Children
Thatcher Cora, Caje Cora, Zoran Cora, Nash Cora
Parents
Spiro Pete Cora, Virginia Lee
Siblings
Chris Cora
Nicknames
Catherine Cora
Nominations
Culinary Hall of Fame (2012)
TV Shows
"Iron Chef America", "Around the World in 80 Plates" (2012), "Simplify Your Life", "Kitchen Accomplished" (2004), “The Best Thing I Ever Ate” (2009), "Iron Chef America: Supreme Cuisine" (2005-2015), "Food Fighters" (2014)
Star Sign
Aries
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Fact
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Release of her cookbook, "Cat Cora's Classics With a Twist" by Cat with Ann Krueger Spivack. [2010]
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Lives in Santa Barbara, California, with her partner Jennifer and sons Zoran, 5, and Caje, 23 months. [2008]
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Release of her book, "Cooking from the Hip: Recipes for Fast, Easy, Phenomenal Meals" by Cat with Ann Krueger Spivack. [2007]
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(October 28, 2015) Her wife of 2 years Jennifer Cora filed for divorce from her after 17 years together in total.
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Has 4 sons with her estranged wife Jennifer Cora: Zoran Cora (b.2003), Caje Cora (b.April 2007), Thatcher Julius Cora (b.April 4, 2009) and Nash Lemuel Cora (b.July 19, 2009). Jennifer bore the first three; Cat gave birth to Nash 3 months after Thatcher was born.
Planning to open a barbecue restaurant named "CCQ" [2008].
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Iron Chef [2005].
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Co-owner of "Kouzzina by Cat Cora" in Orlando, Florida. Opened on August 15, 2000.
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Parents are father, Spiro Cora, who is Greek, and mother, Virginia Lee Cora.
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Receiving her Bachelor of Science in Exercise Physiology and Biology at the University of Southern Mississippi, she enrolled (at the urging of Julia Child) at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York.
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President and co-founder (in January 2005) of Chefs for Humanity.
She says her alternate dream job would be an actress or a novelist.
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She says her interests are Yoga/meditation, water skiing and skiing/boarding, body surfing, dancing to ABBA with her 14-month-old son, rocking' out with her guitar. And, of course, cooking, eating and drinking great wine.