Reuniting after seven years, illustrious chefs Margarita Forés and Vicky Cheng offered their unfiltered friendship on plates The number one dinner rule it seems this August so far is to simply dine out with flair. Whether it’s on the 66th floor of a Bonifacio Global City high rise or at a mansion in Salcedo Village hiding an architectural rarity , decorated chefs from all over descended into the capital recently to offer an unexpectedly strong showcase of cuisine that captured the spirit of the season. And no, we’re not talking about Ghost Month vibes or Buwan ng Wika significance (at least not on F&B Report)—though the language of food isn’t lost on the chefs here.
So what is the point of the likes of Margarita Forés and Vea chef Vicky Cheng reuniting after seven years for a special one-off collaboration in Manila? A regal, grand, and venerable homecoming of sorts. Vicky Cheng and Margarita Forés drawn together For Forés and Cheng whose first time teaming up happened in 2017, their most recent collaboration comes on the heels of Hong Kong Tourism Board’s exciting campaign: the annual Wine & Dine Festival in October that positions Hong Kong as a premier capital for gastronomy in Asia. Seven years is a long time for the celebrated chefs to do this again (not counting the eight-hands Asian Culinary Exchange dinner in 2018, of course) but that extended pause has shown that both nothing and everything has changed.
Forés and Cheng have evolved as chefs. And so .