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Antoinette Jadaone talks about creating new series Replacing Chef Chico: ‘Nakaka-proud!’

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Rhea Manila Santos

<div><span style="background-color:transparent">A day before the online premiere of her first-ever Netflix-produced Filipino series <em>Replacing Chef Chico</em>, showrunner and director Antoinette Jadaone talked about creating the series,  which puts a spotlight on our unique local cuisine. </span></div><div><span style="background-color:transparent">“Kinakabahan kasi mamaya mapapanood na ng lahat ng tao ang <em>Replacing Chef Chico</em>. Pero mas nangingibabaw &#x27;yung nakaka-proud kasi finally meron na tayong first Filipino-produced Netflix original series,&quot; </span><span style="background-color:transparent">she shared during the <em>Replacing Chef Chico</em> presscon. </span></div><div><span style="background-color:transparent">She went on: &quot;The main takeaway of the show I think is &#x27;yung Filipino food, lalo siyang sumasarap kasi kinakain natin siya with the people we love. And &#x27;yun &#x27;yung lalabas in every episode of <em>Replacing Chef Chico.&quot;</em></span></div><div><span style="background-color:transparent"><em>&quot;</em>Yes we feature Filipino cuisine, laing, adobo, kare-kare, pero in every episode, merong story na kasama ka sa hapag kainan na hindi ka lang audience kundi kasama ka sa hapag kainan ng mga guests doon sa restauarant na Hain,” she continued. </span></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-6" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cz--pPevXkx/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR2mAO_fSOH5sDOo2VJmkMLZzydwUu329cvvELHj95LnNwY82uPMxS3R81E#%7B%22ci%22%3A6%2C%22os%22%3A5403383.800000012%2C%22ls%22%3A5024938.400000006%2C%22le%22%3A5025433.099999994%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="746" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-6" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/10/29/netflix-releases-trailer-for-first-filipino-produced-series-replacing-chef-chico-853" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>READ: Netflix releases trailer for first Filipino-produced series ‘Replacing Chef Chico’</u></strong></a></div><p>As a food lover herself, Direk Tonette shared all the preparation and research that the show entailed before they started taping<span id="isPasted" style="color:rgb(65, 65, 65);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline !important;float:none"> along with the show’s director and her real-life partner, Dan Villegas</span>. </p><p>“Kami ni Dan, sobrang mahilig kami sa tasting menu, &#x27;yung mga degustation even before we were on developing <em>Replacing Chef Chico</em>. Pero for the preparation, we interviewed a lot of chefs and we had to go to kitchens. They invited us into their kitchens para makita kung gaano ka-stressful talaga sa kitchen. We interviewed female chefs, and male chefs,&quot; Tonette explained. </p><p>&quot;We saw what the whole day looks like for a chef. Kahit hindi head chef, sous chef, ganyan. And for every episode, depending on the guest, we would interview a real person na for example sa isang episode, merong isang may Alzheimer’s. So, we had to really interview a doctor and someone who has Alzheimer’s for a family member,&quot; she added.</p><p>&quot;We know how important it is for chefs in real life to see na very authentic yung show. Yes, it’s fictional but it must be based on real life. So we were very diligent in doing our research and interviews with the writers and with Dan and his team also. Sa pre-production, sa scriptwriting, we interviewed the Toyo team and then yung restaurant na Toyo, and then on set we had four chefs,” she continued. </p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/8/29/watch-first-glimpse-of-julia-montes-alden-richards-in-five-break-ups-and-a-romance-1022" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong><u>WATCH: First glimpse of Julia Montes, Alden Richards in ‘Five Break-ups and a Romance’</u></strong></a></div><p>Direk Tonette admitted that whenever she had a new project, she would get strength and confidence from her support system. </p><p>“I keep a trusted group of friends na I know na pag nagbigay sila ng critique, hindi &#x27;yun para laitin ako or to make me feel bad. But I know na gusto nilang sa susunod na gawa ko maging, mas maganda hindi dahil makapanlait lang,&quot; she said. </p><p>&quot;At the same time, these are the people na kapag kailangan mo ng tao na mag-pu-push sa‘yo dahil sobrang down ka na sa ginagawa mo, feeling mo ang pangit ng ginagawa mo, walang kwenta. I also listen to the same group of trusted friends kasi sila rin yung mas nakakakilala sa akin,” she addded. </p><p><em>Replacing Chef Nico</em> stars Piolo Pascual, Alessandra de Rossi, and Sam Milby. </p><p>The series is directed by Dan Villegas, created by Antoinette Jadaone, and produced for Netflix in association with CS Studios and Project 8 Projects. It is now available for streaming only on Netflix.</p>

<p>Replacing Chef Chico creator Antonette Jadaone explains how she made sure to highlight Pinoy cuisine in her new eight episode series starring Piolo Pascual</p>

Replacing Chef Chico creator Antonette Jadaone explains how she made sure to highlight Pinoy cuisine in her new eight episode series starring Piolo Pascual