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NYC Private Chef📍
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How important accountability is and how it will determine the outcome, your outcome listen to what bro had to say @chefnicc | #podcast #chef #explorepage #explore #guatemala

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Bro mentioned us all going to the same place if you’re reading this, this applies to you as well. A lot of people will see this and think we’re being negative but we’re just being realistic. Hear what bro had to say @chefnicc | #explore #nyc #podcast #chef #scenery

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There is one key component as we close out conversing with bro. The full podcast episode is up on youtube. | #explore #explorepage #youtube #podcast #nyc

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Conversing with bro about what the chef life is like through his experiences behind the scenes. We talked about chemistry & communication and how valuable it is in work settings but also in life. - Zerv | #explore #chef #conversations #podcast #food

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Linked up with bro & brought him a little closer to my roots. 🇬🇹🌊
I told bro about a dish I grew up eating as a kid called hudutu and how I used to help my mom put it together. I remember mashing the green and yellow bananas, watching her fight with the crabs, peel the shrimp, fry the red snapper, and put together that coconut broth with okra and everything else that makes this Garifuna dish what it is.
And one of the most special parts of this experience was bringing out a piece of my childhood — the mortar straight from Guatemala.
This mortar is as old as me. I remember using it as a kid to mash the bananas for my mom. It’s been sitting for years, and honestly, it didn’t look the way I remembered it. Cracks, wear, age — all over it. But it still had some life left in it.
So I brought it out of retirement and put it back to work with bro. 😂
What’s crazy is hudutu is traditionally connected to the ocean and coastal life, and here we were bro & I cooking it right by the river. That little detail made the whole experience feel even more familiar, almost like I was back home for a moment.
I got to bring bro into a piece of my roots while he brought me into his craft. I got to see the behind-the-scenes of how he operates, his techniques, and the work that goes into executing a dish.
Chef Nicc — you nailed it bro. The hudutu was FIRE. 🔥
Thank you bro for taking the time to make this, for allowing me into your process, and for helping bring me back to a piece of my childhood and my Garifuna culture.
The food brought us together to grub, but the roots made the experience.
I appreciate you bro. - Zerv | #explore #garifuna #hudutu #guatemala #chef

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Sitting down with bro, I wanted to ask him something deeper than “How did you get into cooking?”
I asked:
When did cooking become more than something you did and start becoming who you were?
At just 18 years old, he made the decision to devote himself to cooking and really began to understand what it meant to commit himself to something.
Hearing him speak about that experience gave me a different perspective.
Because when I think about who I was at 18, my mindset was nowhere near where his was.
That level of self-awareness and maturity at that age is something I can appreciate now in a way I probably couldn’t have back then.
This conversation wasn’t just about cooking.
It was about identity, devotion, purpose, and the moment something you love starts becoming a part of who you are.
Here’s a look into Chef Nicc’s experience.
Sometimes the real question isn’t “What do you do?”
It’s:
“When did what you do become a part of who you are?” 🎙️| #explore #nyc #chef #chefsofinstagram #scenery

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Part 2

While getting everything together, we got into a conversation about Guatemala, Garífuna and Maya culture, and some of the things we learned through our families and the people around us.

He shared how one of his teachers was Guatemalan, which was a dope connection to hear about, especially while we were making a dish tied to that culture.

#explore #nyc #guatemala #podcast #conversation

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Pt: 1 Linked up with bro and got a chance to go behind the scenes of how he operates when he’s cooking.
This was just the preparation setting up the fire, talking about the newspaper he uses to get it going, taking in the view, and touching on Guatemala and some of my family roots.
Nothing too complicated. We laughed, talked, and just got to vibe. | #explore #views #conversations #podcast #newspaper

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Nico said he was making Paella for Labor Day and I said “say less”! Before you ask, yes the food was as good as it looks 🙂‍↕️.

Who else is giving you a live gourmet dinner experience with the freshest of ingredients?? Only @chefnicc ? Righttt. You betta go get you one of these… (tickets in his bio while they last)!

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Pulled up to @chefnicc Memorial cookout thanks to my boy @thetravtruth, camera in hand as always. Good vibes, good energy, good looking people and the food was 🔥🔥🔥🔥. Grabbed some candids to show y’all how it felt in the moment. More life to Chef Nicc and his whole team hope you do this heavy this year the streets needs it.

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paella by the river 🥘🌊 thank you @chefnicc . I got invited to his private Paella By The River kickoff & it was such a vibe. i’ve been following him & supporting since june 2025, so finally meeting him in person + getting to experience something he’s been wanting to bring to life for almost two years felt really special fr 🥹

he was so humble too, going around greeting everybody, checking in with guests + making sure people felt welcomed… and ofc the FOODDDD 😭 huge pans of paella right by the river, plus he even made a separate ribeye paella for guests with seafood allergies so everybody could enjoy which was so thoughtful 🥩

this first one was super intimate, mostly family, friends + community, and i’m genuinely grateful i got to be there for the beginning of what’s to come

bc apparently this is just the start 👀 Paella By The River may be coming back bigger, more elevated + ticketed 🎫

thank you for having me @chefnicc 🥹🥘 & thanks to @manda_esco for joining me !

#nycfoodies #paellademarisco #nycthingstodo #spanishfoodie #nyccontentcreator

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Now this was an experience !!!! A delicious one at that, thank you @chefnicc

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