december-2011

C HRISTMAS FOOD SPECIAL
Chef Namee Jorolan’s
Lechon Salad
A native of Pampanga, Namee practically grew up in a restaurant (on the second
fl oor, in fact) as the granddaughter of the founder of Everybody’s Café. No stranger
to food (although she worked for many years in IT), she has eventually embraced
her calling and now cooks with food culture entrepreneurs Pinoy Eats World.
Try this twist Her task: to make the yummy, fatty and satisfying staple of the
Christmas season a lighter treat. Once an intern at the legendary Chez Panisse,
Namee learned to embrace all things fresh — and so her French and Californiainspired
spin on lechon is to chop it into bits and toss it with bright spinach greens,
tomatoes and onions, and toss it all with a sherry shallot vinaigrette — the perfect
foil to all that rich roasted pig.
Chef Namee Jorolan cooks at Everybody’s Café, del Pilar, MacArthur Highway,
Pampanga. Tel: +63 (45) 860 1121
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