Premiere Philippine Chef Gene Gonzalez - Mega Mexicana

It was a premiere of a new product line of Mega Mexicana labeled Banachos. Mega Mexicana was founded by the late Pilar Gonzalez and the now the company is handed over to her talented children who lives her legacy of a good chef. Master Chef Gene Gonzalez took over the kitchen and made sure the legacy of his mother will be remembered.

Premiere Philippine chef Gene Gonzalez - At age 23, he opened, as chef-owner, Cafe Ysabel in San Juan. He is a Chef instructor to the Professional and Recreational courses. Aside from a series of apprenticeships in France and Italy, he has completed various specialized courses in food arts, Culinary Institute of America, California Culinary Academy and the Callebaut Chocolate College. He has undertaken research and development projects with major food manufacturers and flavor laboratories. He is a co-founder of the Alta Cocina Filipina, the movement for contemporary Filipino cuisine. An avid writer, he is editor to a weekly food page for one of Manila's major newspapers and authored cookbooks including "Cocina Sulipena" a book on 19th century recipes from Pampanga. He is the only Ten Outstanding Young Men awardee in Culinary Arts and at present, author to a book series on Philippine cuisine. He was also board member of the College of Saint Benilde and at present, conseiller culinaire of the National board of the Chaine des Rotisseurs and also member of the London based International Wine and Food Society.

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