"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." Awards Bon Appetit magazine's 2006 Teacher of the Year Award On July 12, 2015 Cora was inducted into the American Academy of Chefs® (AAC®) Hall of Fame by The American Culinary Federation, becoming the first female chef ever to receive this recognition. Personal life In March 2006, Cora was the Grand Marshal for Hal and Mal's St. Paddy's Parade in her hometown of Jackson, Mississippi. Cora was arrested for driving under the influence in 2012. Following a collision in which she rear-ended the car in front of her, the other driver reported to the officers that she believed Cora was drunk. Cora was placed under arrest and given a breathalyzer test that revealed her BAC to be .20 and .19, over twice the legal limit of .08. She pled no contest to the charges and was sentenced to 3-years probation, $2,386 in fines, and a suspended 120 day jail sentence. She released a statement after her arrest, saying: "I deeply regret my decision to drive that evening after my designated driver became unavailable. I learned a very important lesson from this experience and take full accountability for my actions. This will never happen again." Cora married her longtime partner Jennifer in June 2013, and the couple have four sons together conceived via in vitro fertilization. In 2015, they filed for divorce which was finalized in 2016. In 2017, Cora began dating record producer executive Nicole Ehrlich. They married on April 21, 2018, in Islamorada, Florida. On April 26, 2021, Nicole Ehrlich filed for divorce from Cora. Filmography References External links Official website Profile, foodnetwork.com American people of Greek descent American television chefs American cookbook writers Culinary Institute of America Hyde Park alumni Food Network chefs Lesbian entertainers LGBT people from Mississippi Living people Writers from Jackson, Mississippi University of Southern Mississippi alumni Women cookbook writers American women chefs American women non-fiction writers Iron Chef contestants 21st-century American non-fiction writers 21st-century American businesswomen 21st-century American businesspeople Bon Appétit people People from Santa Barbara, California 1967 births 21st-century LGBT people LGBT chefs