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Cecilia Azar

@apricotsandsage

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Line cook, private chef, recipe developer in NYC, inspired by my Mississippi Delta & Lebanese roots.
Creator of @drinkcoupd

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Just got off work, it's Tuesday night, it's officially my weekend. Make a basil oil-fat washed martini (using @wearebrightland olive oil!!!) & a tinned fish snack board with me, inspired by my favorite tinned fish guy @tinnedfishwithtyler 🐠🍸 by @apricotsandsage

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I moved & started a new job recently, so life's been crazy the past couple of months. Here's a glimpse into my new little sun-drenched kitchen to keep you distracted from my lack of cooking. Back to the kitchen soon (extremely ecstatic to break in my gas stove). taken in Brooklyn, New York by @apricotsandsage

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2 months ago

Everything I cooked for a spring Caribbean inspired 12-person dinner party in Denver, CO🏔️

Tostones with coconut, tamarind, & peanut tuna ceviche.

Whipped jerk plantain butter + french bread.

BBQ prawns with jerk nola bbq & mojo sauce (unpictured lol).

Pork chops with strawberry-rhubarb pork jus, green strawberry serrano chow, wild onion black rice, & red chard.

Key lime pound cake with coconut semifreddo, caramelized macadamias, & lime crystals. by @apricotsandsage

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5 months ago

Tostones with coconut, tamarind, & peanut tuna ceviche by @apricotsandsage

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4 years ago, for my college thesis, I created a virtual prototype of a non-alcoholic beverage product -- developed the recipes, researched the market & functional beverage manufacturing, conducted student surveys, etc.... & last week I launched it as a real product!
COUP'd is a lightly bitter non-alcoholic apéritif + mixer steeped with whole produce (scrap & all), fresh citrus, and agave. It's a drink to serve everyone in the room!
Available now @ getcoupd.com.
@drinkcoupd by @apricotsandsage

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5 months ago

Delta Hot Tamale... but vegan🥕
Carrot-soybean tamale, carrot hot sauce, fermented green garlic.
For @musketroom spring 2026 menu. by @apricotsandsage

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5 months ago

@smithereensnyc 🐟🦐🦪 by @apricotsandsage

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7 months ago

White Beans & Pimento Butter Grits.

#nyc #cooking #linecook
@wearebrightland by @apricotsandsage

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8 months ago

I may or may not have used an entire head of garlic for these Batata Harra inspired Twice-Baked Potatoes.
#cooking #linecook #nyc by @apricotsandsage

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8 months ago

Making fish stew #cooking #nyc #linecook by @apricotsandsage

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9 months ago

Tuna Crudo, 7 Spice, Bulgur, Pomelo

7 Spice Aleppo chili oil cured tuna. Bulgur salad with pomelo, charred scallion, and chili oil. Pomelo & olive oil emulsion. Candied winter citrus peel & scallion mignonette.

My ode to kibbeh nayeh for @musketroom's 2025 holiday menu. by @apricotsandsage

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10 months ago

IDK what day it is currently. Here was my dreamy Christmas day line up....

Irish coffees with my favorite @fivefarmsirishcream & a morning walk around the neighborhood (& a spontaneous photo booth session).

Stockings hung on pot racks.

"Figgy 75s" with fig Mahia, maple syrup, lemon, bubbly & @milkpunchofficial Disco Dust for some sparkles.

Goat brie & prosciutto omelets with @msredhotsauce.

Lots of Norah Jones Christmas radio followed by Kings of Leon + Carole King on vinyl.

Beef Wellington with a 7-spice & pine nut duxelles, basturma, and tenderloin from @moethebutcher, & batata harra twice baked potatoes (aleppo, garlic, saffron, labne, lots of butter of course and melted akkawi). by @apricotsandsage

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