Joseph Bliffen
Executive Chef
Joseph (Joe) Bliffen is the Executive Chef and Partner at Figure Eight and Cora. Born and raised in Tennessee, Joe has been in the kitchen since he was 17. Over the last decade in New York City, he’s worked in popular kitchens across the city like Lunetta and Pizza Moto. He most recently served as the Executive Chef at the beloved Silver Apricot, the acclaimed New-American-Chinese restaurant in the West Village named one of "The 100 Best Restaurants in New York City" by The New York Times, which closed in August 2024.