Meet Bede Ongtengsiem and his girlfriend--my very first customers last April 1, 2006. He's my officemate and take note he's a straight male Account Executive. Well that was a very memorable day for me and it's the experience that led me to have more opportunities to enjoy. It's been a year when they both celebrated their 3rd Anniversay and Bede's Birthday at my place. How time flies. :-)
This is The Giraffe and Mermaid Painting that I painted a year ago.
Artist Chef was featured on different blogs late last year, but there's one person I haven't thanked yet -- Ms. Nancy Reyes-Lumen. She's the Editor-in-Chief and publisher of COOK Magazine. She was also my food stylist during my photoshoot last year for Jufran Banana Ketchup, Hot Sauce, Thai Fish Sauce and Sweet Chili Sauce. I want to thank her for giving me the space in her magazine. Since the December issue was published, a lot of people have called me. To all my customers who often text and email me regarding their photos, don't worry... they will be posted very soon.
This was taken eight years ago when I started concocting pasta recipes. This was everyone's favorite during that time and I gladly share the recipe to people who ask for it. My main ingredients for this simple recipe are: cornbeef, bellpepper, mushroom, penne noodles, paprika, salt and pepper and butter! This was also featured in FOOD magazine in the reader's corner back in 1999. I'm just reminiscing the days when I was starting to make each dream a reality. More of my concoctions soon.
Hi there everyone! Joan is finally here. The girl behind The Artist Chef. I conceived the idea of Artist Chef years ago. It's been at the back of my mind eversince. So when opportunity suddenly knocked last April, I didn't think twice–-I just grabbed the chance. And the rest is history. This is the main reason for this blog--to put the history in chronological order. I thank God for the door that he has opened for me. I wish everyone to be part of the Artist Chef.
Jack-of-all-trades. I have to act every role that is needed in this business, but only for the meantime. I go to the supermarket to buy the best ingredients that I'll need, I ask my family or my partner to buy the petals, I arrange the table setting, I wash the dishes, I cook and serve every dish I prepare. It's very tiring but also rewarding when I have happy couple customers after every dinner. That makes me feel happy too. I love what I'm doing and I know this will go a long way because I believe that if your intention is to make other people feel happy the reward is overwhelming.
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