What started behind the counter of a fast food chain has now reached international kitchens and world-class buffets. Chef Dabo Pamplona, a Dubai-based Filipino Chef with over a decade of global culinary experience, returned to the Philippines this August to share his internationally influenced take on Filipino cuisine. <\/p>\n
Chef Dabo was featured in the 4th edition of \u201cTaste of the Philippines: A Global Culinary Journey\u201d \u2014 a special collaboration hosted by Chef Roland and Jackie Laudico at Guevarra\u2019s in San Juan.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s been our mission from the start to promote Filipino cuisine both here and abroad,\u201d said Chef Roland Laudico. \u201cThis time, we\u2019re spotlighting world-class Filipino chefs working overseas who share the same advocacy \u2014 to raise awareness and elevate our cuisine internationally.\u201d<\/p>\n
Chef Dabo\u2019s story is one a lot of Filipinos can relate to. He started out working part-time at fast food restaurant, then he eventually moved to Dubai to start his new career and landed a job at the prestigious Jumeirah Beach Hotel.<\/p>\n
Despite not having a culinary degree at the time, his hard work paid off as he was accepted into a culinary training program under the Jumeirah Group. <\/p>\n
“When I worked at Jumeirah Beach Hotel in Dubai, they liked my job. At that time, it was strict. If you’re in fine dining, you need to be a culinary grad. Then they created a platform that the company will support young new hires,” he shared.<\/p>\n
Now, he\u2019s the managing director and co-founder of Naimas Caf\u00e9 & Bistro, where he serves dishes that mix Filipino flavors with Pan-Asian and Latin American influences. He\u2019s also a four-time gold medalist at the Salon Culinaire Dubai and a PRO Chef 2019 finalist.<\/p>\n
\u201cI mixed fine-dining techniques with authentic Filipino flavors,\u201d he said. \u201cDiners in Dubai love something new if it\u2019s done well, and that\u2019s where Filipino cuisine can shine, especially when it\u2019s honest, rooted, and executed with heart.\u201d<\/p>\n
He also shared that for him, gastronomy is more than just being fancy \u2014 it\u2019s art, science, and heritage all in one<\/p>\n
\u201cFilipino flavors belong on the global stage. It has always been my personal mission to bring our culture beyond one menu and let it live everywhere.\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
Chef Dabo\u2019s return was more than just work for him, but it’s something that showcased Filipino food on the global stage\u2014 not just as comfort food, but as something that can compete and impress internationally. <\/p>\n
The special menu from the collaboration will be available for a limited time at Guevarra\u2019s by Chef Laudico, so food lovers in Manila have the rare chance to try Chef Dabo\u2019s globally inspired dishes without leaving the country.<\/p>\n
His story proves that no matter where you start \u2014 even if it\u2019s behind a fast food counter \u2014 hard work, passion are going to take off. <\/p>\n
Galing Dubai, balik-Pinas si Chef Dabo para iangat muli ang lutong Pinoy sa Guevarra\u2019s kasama si Chef Laudico!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4772,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4771","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-the-great-filipino-story"],"pageone_source":{"pageone_source":"","author_name":"PAGEONE Online Network"},"_pageone_source":"","zyndk8_nxtgen_metadata":{"nxtgen_comments":[{"775":"chef dabo \ud83d\udc68\u200d\ud83c\udf73\ud83d\udd25 idol na chef!\r","776":"nakaka proud maging pinoy \ud83d\udc96\r","777":"food heritage + science + art = perfect \ud83d\ude4c\r","778":"big respect chef dabo \ud83d\ude4c\r","779":"filipino cuisine deserves world stage \u2728\r"}]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/energetic-pink-donkey.109-123-235-239.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4771","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/energetic-pink-donkey.109-123-235-239.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/energetic-pink-donkey.109-123-235-239.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/energetic-pink-donkey.109-123-235-239.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/energetic-pink-donkey.109-123-235-239.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4771"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/energetic-pink-donkey.109-123-235-239.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4771\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/energetic-pink-donkey.109-123-235-239.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/energetic-pink-donkey.109-123-235-239.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/energetic-pink-donkey.109-123-235-239.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/energetic-pink-donkey.109-123-235-239.cpanel.site\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}