Latino model is Instagram's latest man crush thanks to his good looks and fine cooking skills

27-year-old Franco Noriega is not only a model-turned-chef, with a huge Instagram base of 114000 followers, he has his admirers.
He moved to New York from Peru in 2007 to pursue his dream of becoming an actor but took up modelling after being spotted by renowned fashion photographer Mario Testino who is also from Peru.

 His career took off and he has since modelled for Dolce & Gabbana, Calvin Klein, Hugo Boss and Roberto Cavalli.
Noriega who maintains his impressive physique through exercise and dieting has decided to share his secrets with interested fans and customers. To this end, he has become a chef and opened a restaurant in the New York, a Peruvian rotisserie called Baby Brasa, specialising in 'clean' food. The restaurant can only sit 12 people but he says he wants to influence people in his local community to eat better.

He said:

'I eat clean and healthy. I'm basically doing that here. I'm not serving anything that I don't eat myself.'

 He plans to open a second restaurant as soon as he gets planning permission.

After reaching the top as a male model, Noriega went back to school after which became a Creative Director at Macy's.

 Despite his busy schedule, the inspirational entrepreneur has not quit modelling just yet, saying:

'The restaurant business is very demanding, and I'm really focused 100 percent on it. But I believe there's time for everything.'

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Source: DailymailUK