Anthony Nicaj

My wife and I run a personal chef company called Happy Cooking in ATX. We’re a year old and could use the funds for growth!

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Who or what inspires you to cook?

I grew up watching Anthony Bourdain, Iron Chef Japan and Jacques Pepin. I didn’t realize I wanted to try cooking professionally until I moved to Austin about 12 years ago. Started washing dishes, prepping stocks and veg…and never looked back!

What's your all time favorite dish to make?

Has to be one of the first my mom taught me: chicken Parmesan. I also equally loved eggplant Parmesan, especially when roasted over the fire and flattened out. I’m not Italian but I sure do love this dish.

What would you do with the $25,000?

Lead gen strategies (ads, partnerships, local activations, etc) and extra hands (chef hands and operational hands) + plus paying for the additional kitchen hours and storage at our commercial kitchen to ensure operations run smoothly and efficiently and we have the right people on board to continue growing organically with our brand positioning and multiple verticals, ie meal prep, dinner parties, traditional catering, micro weddings, etc

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