Fernando aracama biography

Filipino food icons and chefs Myrna Segismundo, Margarita Forés, and Fernando Aracama are luminaries who have been shining brightly in the industry for decades.

They all run successful restaurants, have multiple awards to their names, and are celebrated ambassadors of Filipino cuisine.

Fernando Aracama.

Aracama has always been popular for his well-thought roster of delicious Filipino cuisine showcased in the menu of his titular restaurant.

Chef Fernando FC Aracama is from Bacolod City, Philippines.

Fernando Aracama.

Hosted by Judy Ann Santos-Agoncillo.

All three have been featured as speakers at the international gastronomy congress Madrid Fusion Manila. Back in the ’90s, the three worked together in one kitchen—at the Sign of the Anvil restaurant, the private dining facility of PCI Bank.

Individually, they have won multiple accolades. Collectively, they have good memories of working with each other earlier in their careers. The awards may be fleeting, but the friendship definitely is not.

Tell us how you started at Anvil.

Myrna Segismundo (MS): I started in 1984.

Margarita Forés (MF): It was a beautifully designed place, and they still have the original furniture