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Eugenio R. Gonzalez, popularly known as Chef Gene, is a Filipino

Philippines

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chef

Chef

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, restaurateur

Restaurateur

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, educator, management consultant, and author

Author

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. He is the founder and president of the Center for Asian Culinary Studies.

Business experience

Gonzalez started doing corporate work in a bank when he found his calling in the culinary field. In 1981, at age 23, he resigned and opened his own coffeeshop named Cafe Ysabel in the municipality of San Juan in Metro Manila

Manila

Manila is the capital of the Philippines. It is one of the sixteen cities forming Metro Manila.Manila is located on the eastern shores of Manila Bay and is bordered by Navotas and Caloocan to the north, Quezon City to the northeast, San Juan and Mandaluyong to the east, Makati on the southeast,...

, Philippines

Philippines

Culinary training

Gonzalez honed his culinary skills through a series of apprenticeships in France

France

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and Italy

Italy

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. He also completed various specialized courses in food arts at the Culinary Institute of America

Culinary Institute of America

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and the California Culinary Academy

California Culinary Academy

The California Culinary Academy is an affiliate of Le Cordon Bleu, and is located in San Francisco, California. Founded in 1977, the academy has trained more than 15,000 people for restaurant careers through its 30-week baking and pastry chef program and 16-month culinary arts degree program...

. He also completed an extensive chocolate training at the Barry Callebaut Chocolate College in Singapore.

Awards

Gonzalez has received numerous awards for restaurant and hospitality management. He is the sole TOYM (Ten Outstanding Young Men) Awardee in Culinary Arts and has been honored by the Hotel and Restaurant Association of the Philippines, the International Food Service Executive Association, and the Council of Hotel and Restaurant Educators of the Philippines. Knighted by Ordre Mondial Des Gourmets Degustateurs

Knighted by Confrerie de la Chaine des Rotisseurs

Promoted to Charge de Presse (1987)

Promoted to Conseiller Culinaire (1988)
Top Male Achiever in the Food Service by 1988

International Food Service Executive Association (Philippines Branch)

Founding Member Alta Cocina Filipina(Philippine Contemporary Cuisine Movement)

Ten Outstanding Young Men Awardee (Culinary Arts 1992)

The Gerry Roxas Foundation Award for Excellence

Book Published Cocina Sulipeña: Culinary Gems from Old Pampanga (1993)

Published Pinoy Classic Series: The Inihaw, Ensalada, Adobo, And Pancit Books (1999)

Promoted to Maitre Rotisseur (1999)

Published Pinoy Classic Series: The Kakanin, Sabaw, Gulay Philippine Bar Book (2001)

National Book Awards for his Little Cookbook Series 2002
Archer Achiever of the College of Liberal Arts (2000- 2001) DLSU, Taft

La Salle Dove Award for Excellence (2000- 2001) DLSU, Taft

Published Fundamentals of Professional Cooking and Baking Textbook (2002)

Knighted by The Confradia de Caballeros de San Miguel de Las Viñas, Spain (2003)

Promoted to Commandeur by Confrerie de la Chaine des Rotisseurs 2004

Career

Gonzalez is the chef-owner of Cafe Ysabel, an upscale fine dining restaurant in San Juan, Metro Manila. He is also the a professior, the founder and president of Center for Asian Culinary Studies, a culinary school specializing in Asian, European and fusion cuisine. He also chairs Supreme Food and Beverage Consultancy, a management consulting firm catering to businesses in the hotel and restaurant field.

Media experience

Gonzalez has hosted cooking shows on television. He has written books and magazine articles on topics related to Philippine and international cuisine.

Organizational affiliations

Gonzalez is a conseiller culinaire of the National Board of the Chaine des Rotisseurs. He is a member of International Wine and Food Society based in London. He is also a founding member of Alta Cocina Filipina, a culinary group which aims to promote and elevate the standards of Philippine cuisine.

Publications

Fundamentals of Professional Cooking and Baking. Co-author with Jill Sandique. Anvil Publishing, 2004.
Cocina Sulipeña: Culinary from Old Pampanga. Anvil Publishing.
Pinoy Classic Cuisine Series. Anvil Publishing.
East Meets East. Anvil Publishing.

Trivia

Gonzalez has a son named Gino Gonzalez. He is also a chef-instructor and television host.
Gonzalez has competed and won two gold medals fencing
Fencing
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at the Southeast Asian Games
Southeast Asian Games
The Southeast Asian Games , is a biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the current 11 countries of Southeast Asia...

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Gonzalez is also skilled in painting
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...

.He uses the Proceeds of his painting sales to fund his charities..'<
Gonzalez was a member of Kundirana
Kundirana
Kundirana is a high-school glee club based in La Salle Green Hills. Aside from just being a simple singing group, Kundirana also has the distinction of being the most famous high school singing group in the Philippines.-Composition:...

, LSGH's well-renowned singing group.
Gonzalez has a daughter named Giannina who is a Foreign trained, professional food stylist and culinarian.
Gonzalez is the great-grandson of Dr. Joaquin Gonzalez (politician)
Joaquin Gonzalez (politician)
Dr. Joaquin Gonzalez was a member of the Malolos Congress that wrote the Malolos Constitution, the first Philippine constitution, after the country declared independence from Spain in 1898. He was one of two elected delegates representing the province of Pampanga...

one of the drafters of the Malolos Constitution, the first Philippine constitution.

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