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Roger James Madrigal

Won at the open category competition - Philippine Culinary Cup 2011 U.S. Poultry - BRONZE and - Filipino Cuisine - SILVER at the age of 17 competing against much experience professional chefs around Asia like (Shangri-La Singapore, Lolo Dad's Philippines, Mariott etc). - Grand Winner of Appetite Wars Episode 4 (competitive cooking show aired on 2nd Avenue), - SILVER awardee at Discover-E Cook off at NBC tent. - Bronze at the 13th Regional Cooking Competition held at Lyceum Alabang, Philippines. Roger James Madrigal 28 September 1993 (age 20) Pasay Metro Manila, Philippines. Cooking style Fresh and Organic, Italian cuisine, Filipino cuisine. Education Treston International College, CATFABS-Pasay, & TESDA.

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Roger James Diaz Madrigal "RJ" Madrigal, (born 28th of September1993) is a Filipino chef known for his food-focused passion, recently writing cookbook & has a weekly cooking segment at UN TV - Rise & Shine every mondays/tuesdays 8am-9am, ABS-CBN - Umagang Kay Ganda & GMA - Unang hirit to do cooking demos. Roger's specialty is Italian, Filipino Cuisine, although he has a broad international repertoire.

Life and career

Roger James Madrigal was brought up in Leveriza St. Pasay City Metro Manila, Philippines. He was brought up by his single mom Leonora Diaz Madrigal a psychologist) and grandparents (Pastor Rogelio Buzon Madrigal & Leticia Diaz Madrigal) and started home-style cooking at the age of 8 years old.[1] He was educated at Treston International College where he was a pioneer student & mentored by amazing chefs. He left school at age seventeen with two awards of Silver and Bronze in Philippine Culinary Cup 2011[2] and went on to be a demo chef and currently guesting on national TV morning shows (Unang Hirit & Umagang Kay Ganda) has a weekly 15 minute cooking segment at UN TV - Rise & Shine mondays/tuesday 8am-9am.

Traveled 5 Asian Countries; Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand & Philippines. September 2012 in Singapore at the age of 18 he met the award winning and very successful celebrity chef & restaurateur chef Emmanuel Stroobant who owns 9 restaurants in Singapore & host of Chef in Black Series & 36 Ways to live aired in Asian Food Channel. Roger James Madrigal trained in 7 of his award winning restaurants and was mentored by the executive chefs of Emmanuel Stroobant group. He was also mentored by chef Emmanuel's Master Baker David Tan in Picotin Bakery.

Roger James Madrigal at the age of 19 was a certified chef by the Philippines and was awarded a certificate of commercial cooking from TESDA. Had a 10 day immersion training at CCA - Oceana Manila. Trained & certified chef of CATFABS - Pasay for Advance Commercial Cooking. Worked at AL Batra Restaurant in Makati Philippines for 1 month and learned very well about Mediterranean & Arabic Cuisine.