Boy Logro

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Boy Logro
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Logro in August 2013
Born
Pablo Logro

(1954-06-29) June 29, 1954 (age 71)
Davao City, Philippines
Education AMA Computer College
Political partyAangat Kusinerong Pinoy
Culinary career
Cooking style Filipino, Fusion
Current restaurant(s)
Television show(s)

Pablo Logro, also known as Boy Logro or Chef Boy (born June 29, 1954), is a Filipino celebrity chef known for his cooking shows, Idol sa Kusina and Chef Boy Logro: Kusina Master . [1] [2]

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Early and personal life

Logro was born into a fishing family in Davao City in the Philippines; he is the second son in a brood of eight.

Logro first worked in Cagayan de Oro for 2 years, before becoming a member of the service crew of several Jollibee restaurants in Manila. He later became a sous chef at Qaboos bin Said al Said's Al Alam Palace [3] which took him to international trips, in turn exposing Logro to international cuisines. He was also able to complete culinary training in Italy, Switzerland, Spain and the United Kingdom. [4]

Logro became an executive chef at the Manila Diamond Hotel. [4] His Favorite lines in cooking are Ping, ping, ping! and Yum, yum, yum!.

Career

Logro was first known as being a presenter of the daytime cooking show Chef Boy Logro: Kusina Master . Logro owns the Chef Logro's Institute of Culinary and Kitchen Services.

In 2013, Logro appeared in the film The Fighting Chefs, marking his first action film role. [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10]

Logro also hosted another cooking show Idol sa Kusina which airs on Channel 27, GMA News TV (now GTV). [4]

In 2021, Logro ran for House representative under the party-list system for Aangat Kusinerong Pinoy party-list. [11] The party-list lost. [12]

Filmography

Television

YearTitleRole
2010Secrets of the MastersGuest
2011 Kitchen Superstar Judge
2011–2020 Idol sa Kusina Host
2012–2014 Chef Boy Logro: Kusina Master
2012 Eat Bulaga! Himself / Performer
Tweets for My Sweet Boy Reyes
Sarap Diva Celebrity Chef
2014 Magpakailanman: Kusina Master, the Best Father Himself
2014–2015 Basta Every Day Happy Host
2017 D' Originals Himself / Guest
2023Anong Meron kay Abok?
Balita Ko / Balitanghali Himself / Tsibugan Na segment host

Film

YearTitleRole
2012 Boy Pick-Up: The Movie Boy Tokwa
2013 The Fighting Chefs Chef

See also

References

  1. ↑ "GMA's Kusina Master magsisimula ngayong January 2!". GMA Network. 28 December 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  2. ↑ Jimenez, Joyce (22 December 2011). "Chef Pablo "Boy" Logro talks about his new 15-minute cooking show, Kusina Master". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  3. ↑ Morella, Cecil (9 September 2015). "Philippine cooks take over the world's kitchens". Yahoo! News. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 Frayna, Severino (3 July 2011). "An idol in the kitchen; an inspiration in life". The Manila Times . Archived from the original on 21 July 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  5. ↑ Ramos, NR (23 February 2013). "Chef Boy Logro Now An Action Star". Manila Bulletin . Archived from the original on 27 February 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  6. ↑ "Chef Boy Logro Now An Action Star". Yahoo! News. 25 February 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  7. ↑ Jimenez, Jocelyn (24 February 2013). "hef Boy Logro on unfavorable comments about his recipes: "Lahat naman, you cannot please everybody."". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  8. ↑ "Chef Boy Logro's recipe of laughter". The Philippine Star . 27 February 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  9. ↑ "Chef Boy Logro, bida na". Balita. 26 February 2013. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  10. ↑ Regandola, Glenn (24 February 2013). "Ronnie Ricketts on why he chose Chef Boy Logro as his co-star in The Fighting Chefs: "Sobrang masa siya."". Philippine Entertainment Portal. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  11. ↑ "Celebrity chef Boy Logro wants to represent kusineros in Congress". RAPPLER. 2021-10-04. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
  12. ↑ Noriega, Richa (May 26, 2022). "Comelec proclaims 55 winning party-list groups in Eleksyon 2022". GMA News Online. Retrieved 2022-06-16.


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