Welcome to a food for fun first! Today, instead of writing original content–always my goal here–I’m reblogging this week’s Blog of Funny Names guest post. The fuunily-named subject has fun with food, so she qualifies here for sure. Meow 🙂
Successful, smart, gorgeous, AND a good cook: Cat Cora is a quadruple threat.
Food Network junkies already know Cat Cora. For the rest of us (despite my addiction to all things food, I haven’t watched a cooking show since canning cable a few years back), let’s look more closely at Miss Catherine Ann “Cat” Cora.
Cora made history in 2005 as the first female to win the title of Iron Chef America. But her hard work in the culinary field started long before that.
Born in 1967 in Jackson, Mississippi, Cora was introduced to the food world as daughter and granddaughter of restauranteurs. Her father Sprio’s Greek heritage and her own southern roots are reflected in much of what Cora does in the kitchen even today.
A decision to enroll at Culinary Institute of America came only after receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Physiology and Biology…
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It is a funny name, she is a force, very attractive, dedicated and smart.
agreed, Suzanne–a force for sure. Like her very much and am not surprised you do, too!
Stop making me hungry, I am craving some Greek food now!
I’ll have some, too! Thanks for coming by, Gretchen 🙂
I think she’s awesome!
couldn’t agree more, Mimi 🙂
Being from Jackson, MS, she must have heard the song “Jackson” umpteen times. When she heard Johnny and June sing, “We got married in a fever, hotter than a pepper sprout,” her interest was peaked, and she began researching peppers, which led to a culinary career. That’s my theory anyway.
and a good one it is! Though I’ve never heard Johnny and June. Must google.
Food network s my fav ch too:-) she s smart
what are your favorite shows?
I like Barefoot contessa, giada, rachel ray, restaurant stake out and Robert Irvin show s my fav of all.. What s your fav
It’s been a while since I’ve watched anything, but there were so many shows I loved. Extra Virgin was fun. Also liked Chuck’s Day Off, Food(ography), My Grandmother’s Ravioli, and Culinary Adventures of Baron Ambrosis.So many fun shows. Now I want my cable back 😉
Very clever my friend. The blog version of re-purposing gourmet left overs. My admiration for your creativity deepens!
Thanks, Tracy. You flatter me, though please know that leftovers are never gourmet in my house!
I have seen her before and she is soooo… dedicated for a better word! This was a great repost idea 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Thanks, CCU! Was too darned tired to write a second post last week 😉 Have no idea where you get the energy to keep coming up with your awesome assignments 😀 But glad you do!
Quadruple threat! Love it! Always good to see successful female chefs.
agreed, mum 🙂 Am sure Cora has more qualities to add to the Quadruple Threat roster, but wasn’t sure how far I could go with the Quintuple, Sextuple, etc terminology. It’s more about food here than numbers 😉 Thanks for stopping over!
OK, Liz, as awesome as Cat is on every Food Channel program I see her on, I’ve been seeing this darn post when I click on your blog for two weeks now. Nudge. Nudge. Poke. Poke. Ahem. Cough. Twist.
Haha, funny story. I post Wed a.m. and last Thurs it hit me that I had plum forgot. Let it go, but am in the kitchen today and will hit the keyboard tonight. Sneak peek just for you: Do you like bourbon?
Waaaaaay better than scotch. 🙂 Bourbon bonbons?
been there, done that! Scotch ain’t so bad. Book recommend if you like this sort of thing: http://www.amazon.com/Drink-More-Whiskey-Everything-Favorite/dp/1452109745