Saturday, December 1, 2001

Chef Hazel Lu Galvez

Chef Hazel Lu Galvez

Culinary Education:
ICIF (Italian Culinary Institute for Foreigners), Costigliole d'Asti, Piemonte, Italy

Date Graduated: September 1998
Internship: Panoramica, Fine Dining restaurant located in Alto Adige

College Education:
University of the Philippines, Diliman
Degree: BSBAA (Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Accountancy), graduated Mar. 1994

Massimo's:
Opened December 2001, named after only child Massimo L. Galvez

Cuisine:
Primarily Mediterranean, with strong Italian influence, Simple home-style cooked meals, with emphasis on quality of products.

Chefs I admire:

1. Tetsuya, of Tetsuya’s: A Japanese-born Australian whose cuisine is Italian mixed with the fastidiousness of the Japanese

2. Neil Perry, of Rockpool in Sydney: Asian techniques coupled with European intensity in terms of product procurement and handling.

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