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    Executive Chef

    Nicco Santos

    Founder and Executive Chef, Celera

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    Portrait of Nicco Santos

    Portrait of Nicco Santos

    i. Biography

    Nicco Santos is the founder and executive chef of Celera in Makati City, Philippines, where he leads a refined casual dining concept at Comuna. Celera is a personal return to the kitchen for Santos after two decades of Asian cooking, with a cuisine shaped by Japanese, Chinese, Singaporean, and broader Asian influences.

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