Noms with Neeko Interview: Streamer Nicole ‘Neeko’ Sanchez on Her Cooking Show’s Second Season
Cooking a Silkie chicken — a bird well-known for its black skin and soft feathers — may not be such an easy task, but Noms with Neeko is going to give it a try anyway. Streamer Nicole Sanchez, known on Twitch by the username Neeko, is set to whip up a Silkie dish during the Halloween episode of her cooking show’s second season.
Neeko has always loved cooking. It’s an interest she developed after moving away from home and being forced to fend for herself, which she discovered made great content for her budding Twitch channel. Three years and half-a-million followers later, Neeko’s culinary passion has blossomed into a full-scale cooking show. Game Rant spoke with the streamer about Noms with Neeko’s second season, which started streaming on September 18, and how she’s developed her skills as a cook. Interview edited for clarity and brevity.
Noms with Neeko Host Talks Representation, Life as a Streamer
Q: Tell me a little bit about yourself. How did you get started streaming?
A: My name is Nicole, but I go by Neeko. I am a Mexican-American streamer, and I first started dabbling in streaming back in late 2017. It was a bit of a learning curve for me, so I didn't start full time streaming until the following year while I was figuring it out.
Around that time, I met my boyfriend [Nick Brotman]. He just happened to be a talent manager for content creators — although at the time I didn’t even know what a manager was. He gave me advice on trends and stuff like that, and he was with me when I got my big break. I became a political viral meme, and that’s how I got a following.
After that, the real learning curve started. I had to find out what did well, and I found a couple of things I was interested in. One of those was cooking, and I
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