Briefly, he rolled his sleeves up in the kitchens of some of the Philippines’ best hotels until he finally established his own culinary playground, Gallery VASK, in Bonifacio Global City. Thanks to his cooking prowess and creativity, Gallery VASK earnt prestigious awards, locally and globally.

In addition, Chele also helms Enye, a Spanish restaurant in a luxurious resort in Cebu that ingeniously marries local ingredients with foreign execution to bring a unique mélange of traditional and modern Spanish cuisine to the table.

His philosophy now finds its home in Gallery by Chele, an evolution of Gallery VASK that still echoes the principles of innovation, creativity, and respect for Filipino flavours, but in a more receptive setting. This modern restaurant serves essentialist cuisine that weaves cross- cultural culinary breakthroughs into its DNA. Despite having so much on his plate, he has undeniably succeeded in revealing the gastronomic soul of the Philippines, pushing it into the limelight, both here and abroad.