From Spain To The Philippines

At this year’s Madrid Fusion in the Spanish capital, much attention was drawn to the Philippines, leading up to the Manila edition happening this April 6 to 8.

- Cheryl Tiu

Pedrosubijana is a good friend of my father,” Elena Arzak shared, as we snapped videos of Davao-based beat boxer Neil Llanes’ superb performance. We stood next to each other during the Madrid fusion Manila reception hosted by the Philippine Department of tourism at Tatel restaurant, a trendy downtown restaurant co-owned by singer Enrique Iglesias, tennis superstar Rafael Nadal, and basketball players Pau Gasol and Ruddy Fernandez.

The world’s best female chef (2012), who runs their eponymous three-Michelin starred restaurant with her father, Juan Mari, had spoken highly of the chef-owner of the three-Michelin-starred Akelare, which is also in san Sebastian, Spain. he is coming to the Philippines from April 6 to 8 for Madrid fusion Manila to present the theme, “towards A sustainable Gastronomic planet.”