Name	Cat Cora
Height	4' 11"
Naionality	American
Date of Birth	January 1, 1968
Place of Birth	Jackson, Mississippi, United States
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Cora was born and raised in a Greek community in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. Her grandfather and father were both restaurateurs.When she was fifteen, 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 her 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 cinnamon chicken), 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 Life. She was also a co-host of the Food Network show Kitchen Accomplished. She has also coined the term Hellasian, referring to a fusion cuisine combining Greek and Asian cooking. She is the only female Iron Chef in its franchise history (including the Japanese version of Iron Chef). At the end of every Iron Chef America competition, she shares a shot of ouzo with her team.

In January 2005, Cora co-founded Chefs For Humanity, which describes itself as "a grassroots coalition of chefs and culinary professionals guided by a mission to quickly be able to raise funds and provide resources for important emergency and humanitarian aid, nutritional education, and hunger-related initiatives throughout the world.She has also participated in charity wine auctions held by Auction Napa Valley.

In 2006, she was hired as a paid spokesperson for InSinkErator Evolution series garbage disposals.In partnership with 3 Street Media, she is developing The Cat Cora Show, a talk show devoted to food and wine which she will produce and host.Cora is also Executive Chef for Bon Appétit magazine and a UNICEF spokesperson. In March 2006, Cora was the Grand Marshal for Hal and Mal's St. Paddy's Parade in her hometown of Jackson, Mississippi.In the September 2006 issue of FHM, Cora was featured in the cooking section, where she demonstrated various recipes using items purchased from a convenience store. Cat Cora also belongs to Macy's Culinary Councils, amongst Tyler Florence, Rick Bayless, and others. She has worked as an entertainer for The Olivia Companies, a travel company catering to the lesbian market.She has purchased a Salvador Dalí print at auction, which she describes as her "first piece of true artwork.Cora was a winner of the Bon Appétit American Food and Entertaining Awards for 2006. In 2008, she was awarded the Hero Visibility Award by the Human Rights Campaign.

Cora is married to Jennifer Cora. They live in Santa Barbara, California, with their sons Zoran and Caje.In March 2009, Cora revealed that both she and Jennifer were pregnant with sons; the boys will be born four months apart in 2009. Cat reports that all four children have the same sperm donor.Additionally, Cora and her wife are surrogates for each other's embryos.