Rajo Laurel's Ultimate Food List
Top Filipino fashion designer Rajo Laurel answers our questions about his top picks about everything food-related.
Photo from @rajolaurel
Top 3 Caterers
- Kai is always a favourite
- Recently I have been using Happy Ongpauco as her spread is always lovey
- For grazing, I love how Aperitif presents and prepares their food, and is always a winner
Aperitif | Photo from Cluster.ph
Top 5 specialty dishes/crowd pleaser
- Marielle Po’s caviar pie
- The Hainan chicken dish of Chef Stevies (See and order it here: https://looloo.com/p/stevies-hainanese-chicken-bel-air-makati)
- The lobster rolls of Bun Appetit
- The Sisig of Cirkulo never fails
- The Baked Salmon of Paolo Bustamante is delicious (Inquire and order here: 0920 959 2576)
- JC Buendia’s Mom does this amazing Chicken dish that is just beautiful. Perfect for pot luck parties and we order it all the time
Caviar Pie by Marielle Po
Top 3 Desserts
- The Yulo family strawberry short cake
- The Caramel cake from Costa Brava
- Anything from Roshan Samtani as her baked goods are just sublime
Strawberry shortcake by the Yulos | Photo from The Moving Couch Potato
Regional delicacy you regularly order when entertaining?
- My Mom is from Dumaguete and they have the best bud-bud there best served with hot chocolate
- I also love the Silvana’s from Dumaguete which is just delicious
Dumagete silvanas | Photo from globetotting.com
Restaurant suggestions for dining out
- Cirkulo is a constant favorite as it feels like home
- Kyoto is an amazing small classic Japanese restaurant that is just wonderful
- Mecha Uma! I love how inventive and fun Chef Bruce Ricketss is
- TOYO for modern and fun Filipino dining
Toyo Eatery | Photo from Chuvaness
