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Today I Don't Cook — My First Videoblog Outside the Kitchen
by Giacomo Bocchio
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Today I Don't Cook — My First Videoblog Outside the Kitchen

Giacomo Bocchio steps away from the stove for his first personal vlog. He introduces his production team (editor Luis and filmmaker Agustina), shares the story behind his first restaurant Manifiesto — named as a public declaration about gastronomy and social justice in Peru — and reveals his artistic side through avocado pit carving and graffiti. The episode follows his morning routine with partner Brenda (an expert in coffee and baking), breakfast meetings with business partners Silvio (a second-generation pork farmer) and Javier (a spearfishing diver and chef with 20 years of experience), and their culinary consulting work. Giacomo discusses balancing his schedule between filming El Gran Chef on Latina TV and growing his YouTube channel, visits a professional kitchen equipment showroom in Miraflores, and previews their new workshop and recording studio space that will host classes, consulting, and content creation.

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    Giacomo introduces his new production team and invites them into his home to understand his daily life and working style as an intense chef.
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    He shares the story of his first restaurant Manifiesto, opened at age 26, explaining its name as a public declaration about gastronomy with social awareness, inspired by a painting of a girl who danced for coins in Lima's center.
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    Morning routine with Brenda — enjoying expertly made coffee and showing his artistic hobbies including carved avocado pits and graffiti he has done since age 15.
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    Breakfast meeting with business partners Silvio (pork farmer), Javier (spearfishing diver and chef), and the team to discuss culinary consulting projects, brand audits, and upcoming workshops.
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    Visit to a professional kitchen equipment showroom in Miraflores, showcasing dream kitchen setups with features like water taps at the stove and sustainable water reuse for plants.
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    Preview of the new workshop and recording studio on Angamos Oeste in Miraflores — a space for cooking classes, culinary consulting, and content creation that will take a couple of months to complete.
Cultural Context
This vlog marks a turning point in Giacomo Bocchio's content creation journey. As a Michelin-trained chef who became a household name through El Gran Chef Famosos on Latina TV, Giacomo uses this episode to show viewers that his life revolves entirely around food even outside the kitchen. The video reveals the entrepreneurial side of Peru's culinary scene — from culinary consulting and brand partnerships to the dream of building a multi-purpose workshop for classes and content. His story of opening Manifiesto at age 26, with its social consciousness about haute cuisine in a country where children still dance for coins, reflects the tension many Latin American chefs navigate between fine dining aspirations and socioeconomic realities.
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