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Sam Milby and Alessandra de Rossi undergo cooking workshop

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Rhea Manila Santos

<p>As two of the lead stars of the first ever Filipino Netflix Original series <em>Replacing Chef Chico,</em> Alessandra de Rossi and Sam Milby said they could not be any prouder to represent the country through the global streaming platform.</p><p>“It’s a huge honor. This is history. This is the first Filipino produced Netflix series. But on top of that, it’s something to be super proud of. They wrote an amazing story and that’s why I’m so excited because we get to showcase not only yung mga Filipino cuisine, but there’s so much heart in the story. So I’m really excited,” shares Sam during the <em>Replacing Chef Chico</em> presscon held last November 23 at the Shangri-la Makati hotel. </p><div><br/></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-2" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cz--9Cfvt5L/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=507&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fent-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A1378927.8999999762%2C%22ls%22%3A362691.1999999285%2C%22le%22%3A363172.89999997616%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="767" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-2" 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><br/></div><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/10/29/netflix-releases-trailer-for-first-filipino-produced-series-replacing-chef-chico-853"><strong>READ: Netflix releases trailer for first Filipino-produced series ‘Replacing Chef Chico’</strong></a></div><p>In the eight episode series which started streaming on Netflix on November 24, Sam plays the titular role of head Chef Chico while Alessandra plays his ever supportive sous chef Ella. But when the head chef falls into a coma, it&#x27;s up to his devoted sous chef to keep their Filipino fine dining restaurant Hain from closing down. In real life, Sam admitted he is not as adept in the kitchen.</p><p>“I am very good at scrambled egg and cheese, instant noodles, and french toast puwede rin, hash browns din (laughs). Mga simpleng food lang actually (laughs),” he said.  </p><div><a href="https://push.abs-cbn.com/2023/3/20/alessandra-de-rossi-on-reuniting-with-empoy-marquez-in-walang-kaparis-403"><strong>READ:Alessandra de Rossi on reuniting with Empoy Marquez in ‘Walang KaParis’: ‘Kami yung true lang talaga’</strong></a></div><p>Prior to starting taping for the show, Sam and Alessandra had to undergo a one-week culinary workshop to make their characters look and act like real chefs.</p><p>“What was nice was that we had a crash course for a whole week leading up to our taping and it was an experience. It was really fun. But I feel like I forgot everything that I learned. I think on our last day of training, we had to really do a simulation and sila direk yung mga customer namin. I don’t know how it went but we did our best (laughs) and it was fun, yung simulation,” he recalled. </p><p>For her part, Alessandra said she did not have to adjust that much because she has always enjoyed cooking at home. </p><p>“Ako nagluluto talaga. Since 2013 sa Instagram may mga hashtag siya na #TheAlessandraDeRossiCookingShow. Yung mga dish ko, pi-picture-an ko. Nakalimutan ko yun habang ginagawa ko ito tapos yung mga friends ko lang ang nagpaalala na it’s the Alessandra de Rossi cooking show itong Replacing Chef Chico (laughs).</p><p>“Masaya yung one week na culinary training namin ni Sam. Talagang confident na confident kami pagdating sa set pagdating sa porma, sa paghawak ng tama nung mga tool mo, yung ganun. Chill naman. Sa loob ng kitchen seriously it was stressful. Ako sure na ako na ayoko maging chef. Gusto ko maging sous chef. Gusto ko nagluluto lang ako. Pero kung chef ka ang hirap,” she said. </p><p><em>Replacing Chef Chico</em> stars Piolo Pascual, Alessandra de Rossi, and Sam Milby. The series is directed by Dan Villegas and 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' stars Alessandra de Rossi and Sam Milby talk about their preparations for the first ever Netflix-produced Filipino series.</p>

'Replacing Chef Chico' stars Alessandra de Rossi and Sam Milby talk about their preparations for the first ever Netflix-produced Filipino series.

Sam Milby and Alessandra de Rossi undergo cooking workshop for ‘Replacing Chef Chico’

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Sam Milby and Alessandra de Rossi undergo cooking workshop for ‘Replacing Chef Chico’

Rhea Manila Santos

Published November 25, 2023 10:09 PM PHT

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