About the Chef

Nick Middleton is the head chef and owner of Y Comida. He hails from Port Isabel, Texas and grew up with crawfish boils on Saturdays and barbacoa on Sundays. Obsessed with food from an early age, Nick’s first restaurant concept came at age 10, when he ran a restaurant out of the family living room for his parents' anniversary complete with waitstaff (a patient sister with a painted on mustache), table settings, a menu and drink pairings. 

Since those beginnings, Nick has gone on to be on the opening team for restaurants and food concepts such as Loro and Zed’s. He has also had his food featured at events such as the New Orleans Wine and Food Experience, EAST, Elephant’s Table, and 100’s of private events for clients such as Amazon, Chubbies, KIND Bar, and Vista Equity. The Gambit also named him a rising chef to watch during his time cooking in New Orleans under his Grita pop-up concept moniker.

Nick’s menu draws from his father’s Louisiana heritage and his mother’s Mexican roots and he uses his dual citizenship to continuously go in search of deeper flavors. Nick currently operates from his Round Top restaurant seasonally every March, October, and January as well as accepting 20 annual private event bookings.