Chef Nicco

Nicco Muratore is a Boston native who got his culinary start at Fenway Park and trained under Chef Ana Sortun at Oleana and Sofra. After stints in London and NYC—including Union Square Cafe—he returned to Boston to join Commonwealth, rising to Chef de Cuisine and representing the restaurant at the James Beard House four times.

Now based in Seattle, Nicco joined mamnoon in 2019 and became Mama Group’s Culinary Director in 2022, overseeing multiple restaurants. He won Chopped in a pickle-themed episode, taught fermentation at Harvard’s Science and Cooking Program, and now shares his passion for koji, preservation, and seasonal cooking through community classes. He lives with his wife and two dogs and spends his free time gardening, mushroom hunting, and skiing.

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