Her award-winning fried chicken eatery Cluck ‘N’ Cleaver—which is co-owned by her sister Francine Gomes—remains as busy as ever after seven years in business in Calgary with a second location opening soon.  As of late, Nicole Gomes has been focused on something a little more global which has taken her all around the globe, from Vancouver to Paris and even to a naval base in Sydney.  Nicole will share her “Recipe for Success, “ on building her brand and everything she has learned along her journey. 

Nicole is also in the process of adopting a child from Vietnam. The chef spoke openly about the process on the show and after recent episodes aired, she has had hundreds of people reach out via social media to share their own adoption stories.  Nicole’s hope that by sharing her story that it would resonate with people watching and it sure did!

Nicole credits her goal-oriented single mother who was a successful business woman for being who she is today.  Nicole has donated her time; cooking and baking to many charitable events.  Outside the kitchen, Nicole enjoys singing jazz, traveling, swimming and loves doing anything outside.