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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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Philadelphia Cooking Class: Make Creative Dumplings

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Tempting Italian Originals

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Jewels From The Coast

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Philadelphia Market Tour + Cooking Class: Exploring Reading Terminal Market

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Philadelphia Cooking Class: Middle Eastern Essentials

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Enjoy the opportunity to experience the creation of some of the Middle Eastâ€™s essential dishes. In this hands-on class, Chef Mario will teach you the essential skills and techniques to bring some of the most essential and delicious Middle Eastern dishes to life. Chef Mario will also share some history details...

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Celebrate the abundance of New Jerseyâ€™s freshest, best ocean fares with a local seafood feast. In this hands-on class, you will discover the best seafood from the local New Jersey waters with the incredibly talented Chef Mario. You will learn about what species are available, and when and how best to purchase...

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Chef Mario's Overall Rating

5.0 / 5

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

Chef Mario

Make Creative Dumplings

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Roman-Style Pizza

Exceptional French Feast

Tempting Italian Originals

Jewels From The Coast

Exploring Reading Terminal Market

Taste Iconic Philadelphia Eats

Taste of Classic Philly

Roman-Style Pizza

Charcuterie Board-Making Contest

Sweet Italian Escape

Nine Ways to Fold Chinese Dumplings

Serving the Spanish Summer

Health-Boosting Mocktails

Cooking Classes WITH Chef Mario THAT ARE CURRENTLY NOT AVAILABLE

Wood Oven Pizza 101

Italian Handmade Ravioli

Mexican Taco Mastery

Middle Eastern Essentials

Fresh and Local Seafood Feast