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Abi Marquez shares story meeting her ultimate idol Gordon Ramsay

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Nikka Avegail Sabio

<p>Filipino food content creator Abi Marquez is still on cloud nine after meeting multi-awarded celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay earlier this week.</p><div> </div><p>In an exclusive interview with PUSH at Manduca Restaurant at BGC, Abi shared how surreal it felt to collaborate with her idol.</p><div> </div><p>“Grabe yung experience,. Hanggang ngayon hindi ako makapaniwala,” she expressed. “Para sa akin, ayon na talaga yung ultimate dream ko. It’s a mix of super fulfilled, super honored ka to meet your long-running idol, and disbelief.”</p><div><strong> </strong></div><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DFCZPZYTugb/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=630&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A16819763.800000004%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="907" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" 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></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><div> </div><p>Abi described the opportunity to talk and cook for Gordon Ramsay as one of the most unforgettable moments of her life.</p><div> </div><p>“I know how difficult it is to be able to work with that big of a personality. I’ve gone to the US to do collaborations and I just know na even for those people who live close to him or who are already people I respect, I think even then, they don’t get to have this opportunity like what we just had,” she told PUSH.</p><div> </div><p>“We are very honored and lucky that we have that chance.”</p><div> </div><p>Although Abi knew Gordon was visiting the Philippines for his restaurant, the collaboration wasn’t planned. </p><div> </div><p>“Noong inannounce sila na nagstatus siya, I think they also sent out invitation and I heard my friends also got it, alam ko na magkakaroon siya ng event but the collaboration I didn’t know it until that weekend noong nagcomment siya,” Abi happily remembered.</p><div> </div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2025/1/18/gordon-ramsay-reacts-to-abi-marquez-s-lumpia-video-can-you-do-it-with-beef-wellington-1438" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>READ: Gordon Ramsay reacts to Abi Marquez’s lumpia video: ‘Can you do it with Beef Wellington?’</strong></a></div><div> </div><p>“My team, my management and his management worked things out. It really helped because nasave talaga yung organic first ever meet namin during the shoot.”</p><div> </div><p>On January 18, Gordon Ramsay surprised Abi by commenting on her post, asking if she could make a lumpia version of his famous Beef Wellington. Two days later, Abi was able to deliver the dish to him in person.</p><div> </div><p>“Before noong shoot, nagkita muna kami and yung una niyang sinabi parang ‘Where is Abi?’ parang ‘Oh my god! Kilala niya ako!’ and then lumapit siya sa akin, sabi niya, ‘Wow! You look great! How are you?’” Abi shared the first words Gordon said to her.</p><div> </div><p>She went on: “Imagine this is the moment that I’ve been waiting for my whole life.”</p><div><strong> </strong></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2025/1/20/abi-marquez-accepts-gordon-ramsay-s-challenge-to-make-lumpia-with-beef-wellington-1753" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>READ: Abi Marquez on Gordon Ramsay&#x27;s dare to make Lumpia with Beef Wellington: &#x27;Challenge accepted&#x27;</strong></a></div><div> </div><p>Despite her excitement, Abi remained professional and accomplished her mission.</p><div> </div><p>“Priority ko talaga maging professional and to really act respectful and not to weird him out by fangirling too much, just be completely professional so I’m holding back but I’m super excited and I have all this energy inside of me,” Abi gladly stated.</p><div> </div><p>Abi is grateful for how Gordon treated her despite her being overwhelmed.</p><div> </div><p>“His presence is really light, warm and that&#x27;s what I really like about him. It’s something that I kinda expected it because being a fan for a very long time, I’ve seen different versions of him in the media in <em>Hell’s Kitchen</em> na medyo roar (angry) pero we’ve seen him in <em>MasterChef Junior </em>or <em>Kitchen Nightmares</em> or in his other shows where he really is just chill and how well he connects with people and the side of him that really cares about you,” she complimented the chef.</p><div> </div><p>“Noong nakita ko siya, doon ko naconfirm, na-validate na this person is really special because of the way he connects with other people and to be that person during that day, wow, screaming, crying, throwing up,” she continued.</p><div> </div><p>Abi also shared the behind-the-scenes story of Gordon’s comment on her TikTok video. After learning about his challenge and having the chance to cook for him, Abi was determined to make her dish perfect.</p><div> </div><p>The young home cook content creator shared that she  worked really hard to make her dish perfect for Gordon.</p><div> </div><p>“Kinakabahan ako. Ayon yung pinakapinaghahandaan ko… Yung titikman niya, ako lang yung nakaassign doon so ayon yung focus ko. That’s my number one priority,” Abi shared.</p><div> </div><p>“I do not get this opportunity often or maybe this is the only time I’ll get to do this. Let’s make a beef wellington lumpia na i-a-approve niya at pasado sa kaniya. It’s the busiest weekend of my life.”</p><div> </div><div><br/></div><blockquote cite="https://www.tiktok.com/@abigailfmarquez/video/7461907175527550226" class="tiktok-embed" data-video-id="7461907175527550226" id="v65055557573701320" style="max-width:605px;min-width:325px"><iframe name="__tt_embed__v65055557573701320" sandbox="allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox allow-scripts allow-top-navigation allow-same-origin" src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed/v2/7461907175527550226?lang=en-US&amp;referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring%3Fitem%3Durn%3Anewsml%3Aod2-workbench-api.abs-cbn.com%3A2025-01-23T07%3A40%3A11.623846%3A2e15660b-f517-4df7-b304-8dc945747a73%26action%3Dedit" style="width:100%;height:757px;display:block;visibility:unset"></iframe></blockquote><script async="" src="https://www.tiktok.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><div> </div><p>Abi also shared how she happily got the recipe right at her first try but still practiced more to get chef’s approval.</p><div> </div><p>“Pinaghandaan ko siya ng sobra to the point na I was confident na this is the best it could be. After three to four times in the test kitchen, just figuring out the right temp, what’s the right time to fry this.”</p><div> </div><p>Just before the taste test, Abi gained more confidence when a chef who works with Gordon praised her lumpia version.</p><div> </div><p>When the moment of truth came, Abi felt like she was in an episode of a cooking competition show as Gordon made her initially think that he did not like her dish.</p><div> </div><p>“Noong tinikman na ni Chef Ramsay, ang sabi niya visually looks stunning and then tinikman niya. Hindi lang ipinakita sa collaboration video namin but yung space between ‘I’m sorry I don’t like it, tinikman niya and binababa niya yung lumpia, sinabi niya iyong I’m sorry, ang tagal noon,” Abi recalled.</p><div> </div><div><br/></div><div class=" fb_reset" id="fb-root"><br/><div style="position:absolute;top:-10000px;width:0px;height:0px"><div></div></div></div><script async="" defer="" crossorigin="anonymous" src="https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&amp;version=v22.0"></script><div class="fb-video" data-href="https://www.facebook.com/reel/599609999321060" data-show-text="true"><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><strong> </strong></div><p>“Sobrang kinakabahan ako. ‘I’m sorry’, napakahabang pause, ‘I don’t like it’, napakahabang pause. Everybody in the room was like, ‘Do we cancel the shoot?’”</p><div> </div><p>“Ako, tumitingin ako sa mga tao tapos ang nasa isip ko lang the next day he could say is ‘Okay, let’s take the camera down first and I don’t think this gonna work. I cannot lie and say this is good.’ Akala ko ayon na,” Abi remembered.</p><div> </div><p>Despite the nerve-wracking moment, Abi was thrilled that Gordon loved her dish.</p><div> </div><p>“Pero noong sinabi niya na ‘I don’t like it. I f******* love it,&#x27; imagine how relieve I felt kaya napatalon ako and hinampas ko pa siya. Reasonable para kasing ‘Chef, pinakaba mo ako.’ Tuloy ang shoot, tuloy and collab and I am really happy na nagustuhan niya,” she exclaimed.</p><div> </div><p>Now that she was able to get the approval from her ultimate idol, will there be a chance to see them working together in one kitchen?</p><div> </div><p>“I can only say, hopefully. I feel like what I got is already mind blowing, crazy. Rare and I will cherish that moment forever,” Abi said.</p><div> </div><p>“Ayon na yung ultimate dream ko, after that, wala na. Hindi ko sure, hindi ko alam kung magkakaroon pa ulit ako ng ganoong opportunity but sana. Sana maalala niya pa ako,” the Filipina home cook added.</p><div><strong> </strong></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2025/1/22/gordon-ramsay-can-t-wait-to-come-back-soon-as-manila-visit-concludes-1136" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>READ: Gordon Ramsay ‘can’t wait to come back soon’ as Manila visit concludes</strong></a></div><div><strong> </strong></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2025/1/21/gordon-ramsay-shares-the-key-ingredient-to-his-culinary-success-1645" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>READ: Gordon Ramsay shares the key ingredient to his culinary success</strong></a></div>

<p>Food content creator Abi Marquez still can't believe she met multi-awarded celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay.</p>

Food content creator Abi Marquez still can't believe she met multi-awarded celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay.

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EXCLUSIVE: Abi Marquez shares story meeting her ultimate idol Gordon Ramsay

Nikka Sabio

Published Jan 23, 2025 09:42 PM PHT

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Updated Jan 23, 2025 09:43 PM PHT

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