Since the pandemic barred everyone to physically dine outside, several chefs and restaurant owners have pivoted to online selling. Likewise, some of the F&B people are now going beyond just catering to orders, but have also begun to entertain and serve in other ways.
Certain chefs have turned to vlogging and content creation, like Manila Bulletin Lifestyles’ columnist Chef Gene Gonzalez, who have been making videos on the internet to teach diners how to create his signature dishes at home. Among today’s emerging vlogger-teacher chefs is Rudolf Vincent “RV” Manabat.
Before the lockdown, RV ran Chef RV’s café in Biñan, Laguna on weekdays. He held culinary and pastry classes on weekends, and whenever time permitted him, he also did videos on cooking and baking. When the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) was implemented, he thought of devoting all his time to sharing food-related videos for diners and aspiring chefs alike.
While someone urged him to make his videos a paid online class, Chef RV declined. This was his passion project. Making money never crossed his mind. “I post-cooking and baking tutorials on Facebook and YouTube so I could also help those people who are unemployed yet wanted to start on something. Since my business is still ongoing, I have a stable source of income. So it will be too much if I charge for something I could give for free,” says the chef.
His video on cheesy milky donuts paved way for his online popularity during the quarantine.
This story is from the September 24, 2020 edition of Manila Bulletin.
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