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# Cat Cora
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/she-was-first/episode/cat-cora-nn5ui7/
- Published: 2026-03-12T19:06:09.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-20T07:30:25.000Z
- Description: Breaking childhood trauma and fostering opportunity, Chef Cat Cora defies culinary norms.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: She Was First, Season 1, Episode 104, #ZZZ_Episode_ae702ee5-5888-4887-8c69-7b462e686308, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_a0b71083-0809-4162-908c-e2c8fe4c74cc, #geo-us, #v1.16

Cat Cora’s journey exemplifies resilience, passion, and groundbreaking success. As the first female Iron Chef on Food Network, she has paved the way for women in the culinary world, but her story began long before she reached the spotlight. We enter her world as a mentor for aspiring chefs and a mother of six boys.