This model turned chef opened a Peruvian restaurant in NYC - and people love it

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Baby Brasa

Sarah Schmalbruch / INSIDER

Franco Noriega is a jack of all trades.

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He's been a professional swimmer, a clothing designer, a model, a creative director, and now a chef and restaurant owner.

Noriega recently opened Peruvian restaurant Baby Brasa in NYC's Lower East Side, and has two more similar restaurants in the works.

We sat down with the chef/model to see how he ended up in the food world.