Katie talks with her good friend and celebrity chef, Marc Murphy, a regular on Food Network for many years, with shows like Chopped, Iron Chef America, and Beat Bobby Flay. Marc is known among his friends for throwing the best dinner parties with many courses and gourmet cocktails.

Marc had an incredible childhood as the son of an American diplomat, growing up all over Europe. As a child he lived in France and Italy, as well as in the US. He was fascinated by food and more than happy to try foie gras and oysters by the age of 8. Marc’s mother is French, and he credits learning much of his basic cooking skills from his grandma when he and his brother would spend summers with them in the South of France.

In early adulthood, Marc decided to move to New York to live with his brother, and became a handyman to make money. He would cook dinner almost every night for his brother in lieu of rent, which lead to him enrolling in culinary school at the Institute of Culinary Education in Manhattan.

Marc worked in the top restaurants in Paris and New York, including Windows on the World, and his own restaurant, Landmarc. Marc now cooks at his pop-up restaurant called Marc 179, that he operates in Tribeca for three days every month.

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