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    Michael Cimarusti

    Co-Owner and Executive Chef, Providence

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    Portrait of Michael Cimarusti

    Portrait of Michael Cimarusti

    i. Biography

    Michael Cimarusti is co-owner and executive chef of Providence in Los Angeles. A Culinary Institute of America graduate whose earlier kitchens included Spago, Le Cirque and Water Grill, he opened Providence with Donato Poto in 2005 and built its seafood cooking around wild-caught sourcing, seasonality and marine stewardship.

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