Teddy and Bosyong
September 8th, 2010Visited 884 times, 1 so far today
You don’t have to wonder why there has been no post for almost two months, I was again not in the writing mood. Numerous classes to teach which means good for everyone since that will state to you how great our school is doing. Even if there are tons of culinary schools opening we are still at the forefront of the race. With two new kitchens and a new facelift for our first kitchen we are doing quite well. Please visit the school’s website www.cacschef.com to see all the new events happening in that side of my life.
The other day I was trying to remember who it was who started all this love for cooking and baking in me. Then I remember, Mang Teddy…a chef my aunt would hire every time we have a big party. When we moved to our new house in Makati this was 1968, we had 5 house warming parties and I remember this man in full white attire with a long apron making and cooking everything, even the bread was made right in our kitchen. He made the best lengua, paella and other special Spanish dishes. Then we Tio Bosyong, he was a PAL inflight chef who made our canapés, small Fita, Skyflakes and melba toast with different toppings, like sardines, salami and more. He would fill a 54 inch diameter round table would this and let everyone have it as appetizer before any of our parties. I even remembered as a child I would push most of the waiters in our pool when there were no more guests….I was really a Dennis…hahaha. These two men were the first chefs that I enjoyed being around when I was a young child, I clearly remember both of them moving around and feeding me. As a child, I was not a big eater but I enjoyed parties since there are a lot of new people and kids to play with. I was a loner most of my childhood, Ate was nine years older so I would play by myself alot. In the gutters, I would run my matchbox cars and see how they freely move going down our driveway.
Lately, I have been cooking a lot, being with family that enjoys my cooking and feeding them. Love it so much that a 5 course meal goes fast and preparation goes unnoticed. I hope as time passes I still have the energy to cook for more people. Furthermore, I pray that I still am given the sense of taste and flavour to guide cooks, chefs and whoever else who needs my help.
My latest celebrity student….is kind, pretty and shy………………..
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