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Michael Cimarusti
Co-Owner and Executive Chef, Providence
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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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