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Honestly, as a multicultural Puerto Rican chef, I love your content and feel a special connection to it. So glad to be able to support your work through this new channel. You rock!

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Thank you so much, Caesar! Where are you cooking now? If I'm ever in your city, I have to make sure to drop by! XOXO -Monti

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NYC, and probably always NYC lol although I do show up in Vegas every now and then. I have a corporate chef job, but I also do pop ups in NYC to try to push my Latin culinary voice (sometimes specifically Puerto Rican and sometimes pan-latin or pan-Caribbean) and to do something more creative with other culinary creators.

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Way to go. This is such an amazing platform for building out your community and sharing your incredible knowledge Monti! So happy to be a supporter here and can't wait to put together at home what you bring us!

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Thank you so much, Olivier!! Send pics of anything you make. I'd love to include them in the newsletter. XOXO -Monti

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I have followed you since MC3. I will follow you here as well. You have given us so much of you already. I am more then happy to subscribe to you now. Good luck!!

Don

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Thank you so much, Don. It's great to see you here. XOXO -Monti

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Go you! You are, first and foremost, a fierce warrior mama bear. Your kid is so damned lucky to have you.

Cheering you on from the bicultural bench!

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Thank you so much, Barb! I really appreciate you being here!

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Just started following you on IG you showed up in my suggestions and it was the egg video! I got to say that is going to help so much thank you for your content! Sorry so many men are so disgusting! I Love all the little hacks!

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Hi Monti, i know this may bother you but i just finished watching The Master Chef ss3 ( its super freaking late ) but i just wanna say that i love your food so much, love the way you try all your best even to a little thing. Im feel so happy because now you have a better life like you've been dreaming about at that time. And i hope if i had a chance i would love to come to your restaurant to try your food. And you really gave me a huge inspiration that i wanna be the person just like you. Thank you so much!!! I love you, wish you all the best💓💓💓. I've sent this message in your DMs a few days ago without knowing u blocked it because the hated cmt, they're so rude, i wish you wouldnt care about those sh*t

P/s: English is not my first language so there may have some grammar mistakes hope you dont mind😭

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I hope you can see my cmt soon if you're not i hope you can find it when you need some motivations

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Your humor is wonderful. I emigrated from Havana, Cuba in 1969 as a 3 year old. A bit of a foodie at home with diverse cooking and remembrances of my childhood by cooking my Mom's recipes. Always walking the razor's edge as a Cuban American in a atmosphere that doesn't celebrate diversity. Continued success, Adrian

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With barely finishing up Masterchef Season 3, I always looked up to someone like you and the other talented ladies, such as Christine. You’re talented and humble, an amazing mother. As someone who’s also identifies as LGBTQIA+, a woman of color, a Hispanic living in poverty, you are such a model to so many more. I wish you the best and I’ll continue to pray you have a future of success.

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Thank you so much Staci! Thank you for subscribing and for listening to me in Phoenix! xoxoxo

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