Cat Cora with Anne Litt

Guest DJ Project: Cat Cora

From: KCRW
Series: KCRW's Guest DJ Project
Length: 10:29

Celebrity chef Cat Cora's Guest DJ set is a love letter to her family. She also touches on her Greek heritage and the deep connection between food and music. Read the full description.

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Catcora_small Celebrity chef Cat Cora is best known as a fierce competitor on the Food Network show Iron Chef America. It’s clear in her Guest DJ set that her determination in the kitchen is offset by all the love in her home. Her Guest DJ set is a love letter to her family that spans country, classic soul and more. She also touches on her Greek heritage and the deep connection between food and music.

For More: http://www.catcora.com

Tracks
1. (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman- Aretha Franklin
2. At Last- Etta James
3. I Hope You Dance- Lee Ann Womack
4. You're In My Heart- Rod Stewart
5. Sunshine- Steve Azar

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Piece Description

Celebrity chef Cat Cora is best known as a fierce competitor on the Food Network show Iron Chef America. It’s clear in her Guest DJ set that her determination in the kitchen is offset by all the love in her home. Her Guest DJ set is a love letter to her family that spans country, classic soul and more. She also touches on her Greek heritage and the deep connection between food and music.

For More: http://www.catcora.com

Tracks
1. (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman- Aretha Franklin
2. At Last- Etta James
3. I Hope You Dance- Lee Ann Womack
4. You're In My Heart- Rod Stewart
5. Sunshine- Steve Azar

Transcript

Anne Litt: Hi, I’m Anne Litt and I’m here with celebrity chef Cat Cora, best known as a fierce competitor on the Food Network show Iron Chef America. Today, we will be playing excerpts of songs she’s selected that have inspired her over the years as part of KCRW’s Guest DJ Project. Cat, what did you bring for us?

Cat Cora: I know a lot of people, being a chef, thought I’d come in and it’d be like, “Oh, the Cranberries, Bowling for Soup, Cake,” you know.
These are really milestone songs that I picked because I’ve hit some really great milestones in my life.

AL: The first song you’ve picked is “Natural Woman” by Aretha Franklin, a classic in everybody’s book.

CC: My partner and I, Jennifer, we got married. We had a ceremony almost twelve years ago. We’ve been together twelve years, with four little boys. This was our wedding song, so this was the song we danced to at our wedding. For...
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