Victor native Jack Mancuso sears his name to fame as Chef Cuso

At the intersection of grill recipes, food experiments and sports on just about any social media platform, one is likely to find Chef Cuso. It’s a moniker for Victor native Jack Mancuso, the face behind (and in front of) the Chef Cuso handle who makes it very clear that he is “not a chef,” even popping the phrase on a tee that is (at press time) now sold out. “I’m definitely not a chef, never worked in a restaurant in my life,” he said. “I learned from YouTube videos. I (am) just self-taught from the internet.” While attending California Polytechnic State University for bio resource and agriculture engineering, Mancuso often found himself manning the grill with friends. “(After graduation) I would just send them photos of what I was making, and they’re like, “You got to start posting it online,’” Mancuso said.

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