Richie Nakano

Line cook known for being a pro-vaxxer

As a person that spent my entire career tuning my sense of taste and smell, still not having my sense of smell back post breakthrough covid is really messing with my head. It makes cooking feel hollow and makes tasting so difficult.

Get your booster.

— Richie Nakano (@linecook) November 30, 2021

Fully vaccinated today. I can’t help but think of the enormous privilege I have experienced this past year. I never got sick, and nobody I know died. I kept a job the entire time. My kids did fine with distance learning. It’s a strange form of guilt I’m feeling.

— Richie Nakano (@linecook) March 22, 2021

Sad news, a child that Colton played in Colton’s baseball league tragically passed away over the weekend. The family has a go fund me to help during this difficult time; anything helps. Hug your kids tight https://t.co/bnJuRfhs6D

— Richie Nakano (@linecook) August 9, 2022

I kept thinking about myself too…..like what if there are anti-vax people in there that could be carrying a strain of the virus that im not vaccinated against. Why risk it?

— Richie Nakano (@linecook) April 9, 2021

That was the first truly fun weekend I’ve had in over a year. Being vaccinated is pretty great. Thanks @ChefBJSmith @SFCdouble @_its_me_lauren @dj_baysik

— Richie Nakano (@linecook) May 23, 2021

when colton was born my ex used an easy chair, she could rock in it and sleep with him in it. but it did take up a lot of room

— Richie Nakano (@linecook) November 16, 2020

It’s unconfirmed whether Nakano had his sons Colton and Merritt injected with synthetic mRNA.