Albert Niazhvinski (born March 8, 1988), known professionally as Albert CanCook, is a Belarusian-born American chef, food content creator, and cookbook author. He is best known for his high-energy short-form cooking content videos that remix classic comfort foods and pop-culture dishes, amassing over 50 million followers across social platforms, as at 2025. Niazhvinski has been featured in Business Insider, Newsweek and Foodbeast, amongst others.[3][4][5]
Niazhvinski began posting cooking videos online in 2020, focusing on recreating meals depicted in animated films and classic television shows. His breakout came after he reimagined the "cheesy pizza" from A Goofy Movie, which attracted coverage from Newsweek and In The Know.[12][3] In 2021, he was profiled by Tubefilter in its “Creators on the Rise” series, which documented his transition from hobbyist to full-time food creator.[13] His culinary content attracted millions of followers across multiple platforms.[14][15][16] His Eastern European heritage showed through his dishes,[17][18][19] and by 2023, Niazhvinski's content had a European reach, including features in European outlets such as Guide Me Malta, Lovin Malta, Malta Daily and Men Today for his viral reinterpretations of regional dishes.[20][21][22][6]
In 2024, Niazhvinski joined the new culinary division of Underscore Talent.[23][24][25] The same year, he published his first cookbook, Albert Can Cook, through Penguin Random House.[26] The cookbook compiled his most popular online recipes alongside new material emphasizing simple, home-style cooking,[27][28] and the book's publication coincided with his inclusion in The Nation’s coverage of The Rise of Influencer Chefs and a listing by Favikon among the top food influencers of 2024.[29][30]
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