Buta+Wagyu

Buta + Wagyu @butawagyu at 5th floor Skypark @smaurapremier Buta + Wagyu is the same family that owns @wagyujapanesebeef in Sunvar plaza.  There are two sides/locations in SM Aura.  This one by the escalator beside Kettle and one across So happy to meet two owners – Joanna Cabangon and Wesley Villarica.  Other owers are GP Reyes, Grace Lee, Miguel Garcia, Keith Haw and Jerome Lim.  Jerome Lim is also the chef at Butamaru Their Wagyu is never frozen. It’s air flown chilled from Japan and from the best cattle suppliers.  You can buy wagyu beef here to take home so you can cook it yourself at your own convenience and in your preferred venueThis is the other part of the restaurant which is a Whisky bar and restoChasu pork buns which is off the menu! YUM!  Wesley told me that they are thinking of selling just this item in a separate food stall 🙂   A5 Wagyu Sashimi ( Chuck roll or rib cap part ) This is the Chuck roll part.  You roll the onion, lettuce and garlic with wasabi inside the Wagyu Sashimi! YUM! I don’t usually eat raw beef but this one I can and it was so good!Wagyu Nigiri- YUM!  Chateaubriand A5 Wagyu This is a secret salt which is served with the wagyu and its yummy 🙂  Steamed Wagyu – YUM!Organic Pork and Wagyu gyoza and Organic Pork and Wagyu Kimchi ManduEnjoyed our food crawl with Grace Fornier Magno and her team!  This was just our second stop! :-O  35 year old Wesley Villarica @wesvillarica ( from the Villarica Pawnshop family ) is mainly a photographer and has been one for 11 years. Aside from being part owner of Buta+Wagyu @butawagyu he is also a Movie Producer and will soon be launching the movie Nilalang this coming Dec. 25 for the Manila Film Fest. He is also the Manager of Maria OzawaSo happy to see Ana Javelosa Gloria having lunch with Joanna