Marco Canora is an American chef, restaurateur and television personality. He has appeared on the

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on shows such as The Next Iron Chef, Chopped and

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. Canora owns the Hearth Restaurant and Terroir wine bar in New York and is also the founder of Brodo, a marketer, producer and seller of bone broth. Canora has authored three cookbooks. Salt to Taste: The Keys To Confident, Delicious Cooking was nominated for the 2010 James Beard Publishing Award.

Career

Chef and restaurateur

Canora started his career working as a line cook at

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, an American restaurant in New York city. In 1993, he moved to Piccolo Mondo as a chef, developing a small yet devoted following. He subsequently moved to

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, where he worked at Cibrèo. Canora returned to US and opened La Cucina, an Italian seasonal restaurant in

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. La Cucina earned rave reviews and media attention with high profile guests including

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. In 2001, he moved back to his home state of New York and joined Gramercy Tavern as a chef. In 2001, Gramercy Tavern’s owner selected Canora to open a new restaurant, Craft, which received three stars from

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. During his time at Craft, he created the menu for Craftbar. In 2003, Canora launched his own venture, partnering with

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to open Hearth Restaurant in

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. Canora and the restaurant have won or have been nominated six times for The

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. In 2008, Grieco and Canora opened a wine bar, Terroir.

Brodo

In November, 2014, Canora opene
Brodo
which serves hot cups of bone broth. The original location was a window attached to Hearth and has since expanded to a standalone shop and two temporary stalls in New York.

Awards and Achievements

Canora appeared in 2010 ''The

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'' series and finished as the runner-up. He was also featured as a judge on

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on the

. Canora won the 2017 James Beard Award for Best Chef: New York City for Hearth. He had been nominated five other times.

Cookbooks

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References

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