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No Safety Net: Chef Danilo Puga Teaches the Next Generation to Fear Less

Long before he was leading bustling kitchens or conceptualizing estate-style restaurants, Chef Danilo Botor Puga II—better known as Chef Dan—was just a kid who loved basketball. While he excelled academically and poured his energy into sports, his true professional calling revealed itself remarkably early. “As early as, parang, noong Grade 5 ako, ito na talaga ang magiging trabaho ko,” he…
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