Judy Ann Santos is still over the moon following her dream come true encounter with the legendary chef, Gordon Ramsay!
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In a social media post, she shared moments from Gordon’s exclusive event in Manila, where she was among the participants in his mini-Masterchef challenge alongside food content creator Ninong Ry, culinary student Danica Lucero, and Gordon Ramsay Bar & Grill PH Head Chef Bea Therese Qua. They were tasked to prepare their own version of halo-halo in 10 minutes.
She described the experience as “surreal.”
“Never in my wildest dreams that this would happen in my lifetime. Ilang beses kong kinukurot yung sarili ko.. totoo ba to? Pinaprank ba ko? Pero totoo e! (How many times have I pinched myself.. is this true? Am I getting pranked? But it’s true!!)” she beamed.
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Judy Ann recalled preparing the halo-halo and serving it to Gordon, emphasizing that it was the “fastest and nerve-wracking” 10 minutes of her life.
“That was the fastest, nerve-wracking 10 minutes of my life! But it was the best! Hindi ko alam (I don’t know) what I did to deserve this but I am so grateful for the experience. Thank you from the bottom of my heart to everyone involved in this wonderful experience,” she expressed.
We even captured the moment when she felt kilig after Gordon Ramsay praised her unique take on halo-halo!
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The 46-year-old thanked her husband, Ryan Agoncillo, and youngest daughter, Luna, for calming her down and cheering her up.
“Mabuhay at ilalaban ko ang pagkaing Pilipino (Long live and I will fight for Filipino food)!!” she concluded her post.
Judy Ann recently graduated from the Professional Culinary Arts Program at the Center for Asian Culinary Studies and has been passionate about culinary arts ever since. She currently manages her own restaurant, Angrydobo.
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