Abuela’s @abuelasmanila the yummy party platters
Previous entry: Abuela’s Kitchen July 28, 2015
now has a restaurant at Somerset. They opened end September.
The abuela in Abuela’s is the abuela of Mai Lacson Legasto, the wife of Chef Marco who executes all the heirloom recipes of Abuela Eduarda Cuyugan Lacson with a modern twist. How nice that recipes are passed on from generation to generation to keep the spirit alive
Mai Lacson Legarda with good friend and partner Vicky Tensuan
It feels just like home at @abuelasmanila ? #Abuelas #AbuelasManila #H2HChef Heart2Heart supports “Slow Food” I’m so glad Chef Marco Legasto of @abuelasmanila believes in this. Be assured that your meal at Abuela’s is made from scratch and is a labor of love. Delicious Pochero #AbuelasManila #Abuelas #H2HSlowFood #SlowFood and calls! I don’t eat calls but this one I will eat! YUM!!!! USDA Prime Rib Eye Steak Kare Kare risotto Yum! Jojo’s ( Mom of Vicky Tensuan @vickytensuan – one of the owners ) Filipino Curry Prawns with Crab fat sauce at @abuelasmanila Each owner shared an heirloom recipe of their mom ( who are abuelas ) and so this is one of them. Love dishes with a story and made with love #Abuelas #AbuelasManila Lovely lunch with these lovely ladies – Daphne, Jacqui and Peewee with Vicky So happy to meet Chef Yoshimi Igarashi. He is the chef that started Benkay in all the Nikko hotels ( JAL hotels) all over the world.
He is also the Chef of Sushi Kapo Kobikicho. And next year in January he will be opening a Japanese restaurant in Somerset owned by the same owners of @abuelasmanila He will be serving Traditional Japanese food and Kaiseki meals. Meantime you can have his food at @abuelasmanila while they are still constructing. So excited to try this!! Await more updates #AbuelasManila #Abuelas #H2HChefs #Benkay