Chef Nicole Karr & Chef Luca Donofrio

Teaches at La Scuola at Eataly Flatiron

Chef Nicole Karr

Nicole Karr is a professional Chef and native New Yorker. She has worked in restaurants in Italy, Maine and all around New York City. If it involves food, Nicole has done it. Her career has taken her from teaching cooking classes to private chef work and food styling for top brands. Growing up in an Italian family, all Nicole can remember doing was cooking and eating. She was immersed in a culture where food brought family together and kept them close. For her, Italian food is comfort food. It’s fresh pasta & rustic dishes; seasonal, classic, and beautiful in all its simplicity. While working in Italy, Nicole fell in love with the beautiful and intimate process of pasta, from making the dough to shaping it in her hands. Her cooking style is nostalgic, and reminiscent of her Aunt Lucille’s cucumber salad and Grandma Rosie’s Pasta, using flavorful ingredients and a simple preparation. Ingredients and techniques of authentic Italian cuisine are not only basic principles, but a way of life.