{"id":71852,"date":"2025-06-05T17:36:34","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T09:36:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/?p=71852"},"modified":"2025-06-05T17:46:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-05T09:46:11","slug":"barilla-pasta-championship-asia-showcases-filipino-culinary-talent-at-manila-qualifiers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/2025\/06\/05\/barilla-pasta-championship-asia-showcases-filipino-culinary-talent-at-manila-qualifiers\/","title":{"rendered":"Barilla Pasta Championship Asia Showcases Filipino Culinary Talent at Manila Qualifiers"},"content":{"rendered":"

As part of the Barilla Pasta Championship Asia<\/strong>, six (6) exceptional chefs from across the Philippines gathered on June 5, 2025<\/strong>, at the De La Salle\u2013College of Saint Benilde School of Hotel, Restaurant, and Institution Management<\/strong> for a one-of-a-kind culinary showdown.<\/p>\n

\"\"IMAGE from Philippine Primer<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

The event served as a vibrant stage for each chef to demonstrate their skill, passion, and unique interpretations of pasta dishes.<\/p>\n

Among the participants were some of the Philippines\u2019 most promising culinary talents, each representing renowned dining establishments.<\/p>\n

\"\"IMAGE from Philippine Primer<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"IMAGE from Philippine Primer<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

The lineup included Manuel Valila <\/strong>of Dough and Grocer, Joshua Alfonso <\/strong>of Tartufo Ristorante, Karl Vincent Manlapaz <\/strong>of Mama Lou\u2019s Group Holdings, Inc., Danilyn Dagle <\/strong>of The Palms Country Club, Aaron Joseph Gulinao <\/strong>of The Westin Manila, and Jan Richard Hubilla <\/strong>of Marriott Hotel Manila.<\/p>\n

\"\"Six chefs compete in an exciting pasta competition. \/ IMAGE from Philippine Primer<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Their participation reflected not only their passion and skills but also Barilla\u2019s continued mission to promote excellence in Italian cuisine while embracing Asia\u2019s rich and diverse culinary traditions.<\/p>\n

A panel of esteemed judges evaluated the masterfully crafted dishes. Judges include Chef Othmar Frei<\/strong>, Chief Operating Officer of Werdenberg International Corporation; Chef Margarita Isabel Marty<\/strong>, Program Chair for Culinary Arts at De La Salle\u2013College of Saint Benilde; Chef Andrea Tranchero<\/strong>, Executive Chef of Barilla Asia Pacific; and Chef Carlo Miguel<\/strong>, Director for Sports & Socials of the LTB Philippines Chefs Association.<\/p>\n

\"\"From Left to Right: Chef Carlo Miguel, Chef Margarita Isabel Marty, Chef Aaron Joseph Gulinao, Chef Andrea Tranchero, and Chef Othmar Frei \/ IMAGE from Philippine Primer<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Emerging as the champion is Chef Aaron Joseph Gulinao, who wowed the judges with his innovative creation, Spaghetti in Alaminos Longganisa Ragu with Smoked Kesong Puti Mousse, <\/strong>a dish that beautifully fused Italian technique with bold Filipino flavors.<\/p>\n

\"\"Chef Aaron Joseph Gulinao wins the competition for Barilla Pasta Championship Asia in the Philippines. \/ IMAGE from Philippine Primer<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\"\"Spaghetti in Alaminos Longganisa Ragu with Smoked Kesong Puti Mousse \/ IMAGE from Philippine Primer<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Chef Gulinao will advance to the next stage of the competition, where finalists from China, Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines, Korea, India, Japan, and Singapore will face off in the regional finals set to take place in Kuala Lumpur this November 2025.<\/p>\n

The Barilla Pasta Championship Asia in the Philippines was organized by Barilla in partnership with Werdenberg International Corporation and S\u00e4ntis Delicatessen, Barilla’s partner distributor in the Philippines. S\u00e4ntis Delicatessen has branches in Quezon City, San Juan, Makati, Pasig, Bonifacio Global City, Alabang, Laguna, Cavite, and Batangas.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Also Read:<\/strong> S\u00e4ntis Delicatessen in Makati: A Haven of European Gourmet Products and Fine Wines<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As part of the Barilla Pasta Championship Asia, six (6) exceptional chefs from across the Philippines gathered on June 5, 2025, at the De La Salle\u2013College of Saint Benilde School of Hotel, Restaurant, and Institution Management for a one-of-a-kind culinary showdown. IMAGE from Philippine Primer The event served as a vibrant stage for each chef to demonstrate their skill, passion, and unique interpretations of pasta dishes. Among the participants were some of the Philippines\u2019 most promising culinary talents, each representing renowned dining establishments. IMAGE from Philippine Primer IMAGE from Philippine Primer The lineup included Manuel Valila of Dough and Grocer, Joshua Alfonso of Tartufo Ristorante, Karl Vincent Manlapaz of Mama […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":71862,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-71852","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-and-current-events"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/06\/Barilla-Pasta-Championship-Asia-5.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71852","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=71852"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71852\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":71864,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/71852\/revisions\/71864"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/71862"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=71852"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=71852"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/primer.com.ph\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=71852"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}