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After graduating from the Restaurant School of Philadelphia, Chef Mario began cultivating what has now accumulated to over 20 years of culinary experience. He has a reputation for being wonderfully outgoing, creative, and sociable, which has helped him become a successful founder of a catering business, and as a managing partner of an upscale cafÃ©. Chef Mario, who has Italian and Middle Eastern roots, specializes in both cuisines.

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Chef Mario's Overall Rating

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Based on 6 reviews

Reviews guests left for Chef Mario

Michael

09/27/18

Mario was a fantastic host. Very informative, talkative, and helpful. Made everyone feel comfortable, and the food turned out fantastic. Will definitely be taking another class with him again in the future, and would highly recommend!

09/27/18

Hayley

09/24/18

We had the best time cooking Middle Eastern Essentials with Chef Mario! We loved learning about different cooking techniques and socializing with both Chef Mario and the other guests and the food was delicious! Overall, we thoroughly enjoyed our experience and canâ€™t wait to take another class!

09/24/18

Inessa

09/22/18

Great Chef and great company. Thank you so much! Everything was delicious! - Inessa and Pavel

09/22/18

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