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A DISHWASHER ONCE


"A DISHWASHER ONCE"
I WAS INSPIRED WITH THE STORY OF BOY LOGRO WHO STARTED WORKING AT THE EARLY AGE OF 10 AS MURO AMI (REEF HUNTER) AND BECAME AN ALL AROUND ASSISTANT IN A CHINESE RESTAURANT IN QUIAPO MANILA WHEN HE WAS 16 YEARS OLD.

BEFORE HIS POPULAR SPIELS, “PING-PING-PING” AND “YUM-YUM-YUM” IN KAPUSO NETWORK ENCHANTED US ALL, BOY LOGRO WORKS HARDER BEFORE THE ELUSIVE LUCK KNOCKS ON HIS DOOR.

HE WAS HIRED AS A DISHWASHER IN A FIRST CLASS SPANISH RESTAURANT IN MAKATI CITY. BOY LOGRO EVEN REMEMBER THOSE DAYS WHEN HE WASHED THE LONG PILES OF PANS IN THE KITCHEN. BEFORE WASHING THE DISHES, BOY LOGRO, TASTED THE LEFTOVERS AND ASKED THE CHEF ABOUT THE DISHES.

ALL THE RECIPES WAS WRITTEN DOWN IN HIS POCKET NETEBOOK. CHEF VAL GONZAGA BECOMES HIS MENTOR, WELCOMED ALL HIS INQUIRIES AND SHARED WITH HIM ALL HE KNOWS. CHEF VAL GONZAGA EVEN PREDICTED THAT BOY LOGRO WOULD BE A BETTER CHEF ONE DAY.

THROUGH A FOREIGN HOTEL GUEST WHO PRAISED THE FOODS PREPARED BY HIM, BOY LOGRO APPLIED FOR A SOUS CHEF POSITION IN OMAN NOT KNOWING THAT HE WOULD BE SERVING NO LESS THE OMAN SULTAN HIMSELF, KING QABOOS SAID AL-SAID. HE STAYED IN OMAN FOR 10 YEARS.

BOY LOGRO IS BECAME THE FIRST FILIPINO EXECUTIVE CHEF OF THE COUNTRY. FROM THE START UP TO THE PRESENT, BOY LOGRO REMAIN HUMBLE AS IF HE IS STILL THE BOY LOGRO OF OLDER DAYS WHEN HE WAS A DISHWASHER, STILL LEARNING AND CHATTING DOWN EVERY LESSON HE LEARNS FROM OTHERS.

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