Heavenly comfort food
Vic Alcuaz is a multi-specialty man. He is a hospitality headhunter, trainer, consultant, adviser for the Center for Culinary Arts (CCA) and Asian School of Hospitality Arts, independent producer, lifetime member of the Association of Human Resources Managers in the Hospitality Industry, author, and founder of Filipino Hoteliers Worldwide on Facebook and LinkedIn.
Vic also just opened a café inside the Santo Domingo Church compound in Quezon City called Café Inggo 1587.
The Dominican priests wanted a café that would suit the area where it is situated — in a compound with the Santo Domingo Convent and National Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary. There were several big-name chains that offered to lease the place but they wanted something they could call their own. The priests approached Vic and asked him to open the café for them, and they would not take “no” for an answer.
The café’s name “Inggo” is a popular nickname for someone named Domingo and it was in 1587 when the first 15 Dominicans arrived in the Philippines and started their missions in the country. Hence the name Café Inggo 1587.
I was lucky to be invited to the café to taste the food, which I really enjoyed. It was Filipino and Spanish comfort food with no frills. The café’s chef Willy Domingo is a well-respected culinary expert in the country and was the sous chef and part of the opening team of Harana restaurant in EDSA Shangri-La Hotel.
Vic also just opened a café inside the Santo Domingo Church compound in Quezon City called Café Inggo 1587.
The Dominican priests wanted a café that would suit the area where it is situated — in a compound with the Santo Domingo Convent and National Shrine of Our Lady of the Rosary. There were several big-name chains that offered to lease the place but they wanted something they could call their own. The priests approached Vic and asked him to open the café for them, and they would not take “no” for an answer.
The café’s name “Inggo” is a popular nickname for someone named Domingo and it was in 1587 when the first 15 Dominicans arrived in the Philippines and started their missions in the country. Hence the name Café Inggo 1587.
I was lucky to be invited to the café to taste the food, which I really enjoyed. It was Filipino and Spanish comfort food with no frills. The café’s chef Willy Domingo is a well-respected culinary expert in the country and was the sous chef and part of the opening team of Harana restaurant in EDSA Shangri-La Hotel.
