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Everyone is talking about this model turned chef who's opening a new restaurant in NYC

Sarah SchmalbruchJun 24, 2016, 01:17 IST

Instagram/Franco Norhal

Chef Franco Noriega is about to open Baby Brasa, a buzzed about restaurant in New York City's Lower East Side that will serve authentic Peruvian rotisserie chicken.

Why is this restaurant getting so much attention?

Because Chef Noriega is a former model, and to say that he's attractive would be an understatement.

Keep scrolling to see how Noriega went from model to chef - and to see more photos of his chiseled abs.