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Erwan Heussaff guest stars in the latest season of 'Somebody Feed Phil' on Netflix

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E. Kristhoff Cagape

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<p>Erwan Heussaff revealed that he guest-starred in an episode of the latest season of the hit international travel documentary series<em> Somebody Feed Phil </em>on Netflix. <em></em><br/></p><p>In an Instagram post, the content creator shared his excitement over being part of the show&#x27;s Manila episode, which was filmed last year.</p><p>&quot;The cat&#x27;s out of the bag! I was invited to take part in <em>Somebody Feed Phil </em>when they came to Manila last year. I was so nervous, but Phil&#x27;s genuine passion and interest put me at ease immediately,&quot; he shared.</p><p>Erwan expressed pride in being given the opportunity to spotlight Filipino cuisine on a global platform. &quot;To be given this platform to talk about Filipino Food and our love for it, is such a privilege,&quot; the content creator remarked.</p><p>He also gave fans a glimpse of what to expect from the episode. &quot;The episode visits some pretty great spots around our beloved and chaotic Metro Manila. It was also our last meal with Gaita (Margarita Fores) before she passed. Such a special episode, please check it out on @netflix,&quot; he said. &quot;I hope we made all of you proud!&quot;</p><p>He concluded his post with a heartfelt message to host Phil Rosenthal, saying: &quot;@phil.rosenthal i hope to bump into you again soon! Amazing job with the new season.&quot;</p><div><br/></div><div><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DLC4ZqNISIu/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link"></a></div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DLC4ZqNISIu/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A8633646.7%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="746" 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><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><div><br/></div><p><em>Somebody Feed Phil </em>premiered on Netflix in January 2018. It follows &quot;Phil [as he] travels around the world sampling food and tradition with friends and a sense of humor,&quot; as per its IMDb. It is now on its season 8.</p><p>Erwan is a content creator running the FEATR YouTube channel which is &quot;dedicated to food, travel, Filipino culture, and telling better stories over a hot meal. From how-tos, recipes, cooking competitions, travel shows, features and documentaries, we strive to unite people through essential human needs: connection and food,&quot; as per its channel.</p><p>Back in June 2023, he bagged the Broadcast Media Award under the Social Media Account category at the James Beard Media Awards.</p><p>&quot;Anywhere you go all over the world, you meet Filipinos especially in the food and beverage industry. In fact one of our largest revenue streams as a country are Filipinos who are working overseas, yet not a lot has known about our culture or our food,&quot; he stated during his acceptance speech. &quot;Tons of people have said that Filipino food is the next big thing and I&#x27;m obsessed with trying to figure out how to make it just the next big thing.&quot;</p><p>The content creator said that the award motivates him even more to fulfill his goal.</p><p>&quot;And so this for me means absolutely everything because it motivates me further to keep shining a light to our beautiful country and to our beautiful people and the food that is made in our kitchens,&quot; he stated.</p><p>He also expressed his gratitude to the James Beard Foundation and his production team in the Philippines. </p><p>The content creator went on to thank his family, saying: &quot;Thank you to my family and to my beautiful wife and daughter for allowing me to travel to tough places to create stories,&quot; he said.</p>

<p>Erwan Heussaff shares his excitement over being part of the show's Manila episode, which was filmed last year.</p>

Erwan Heussaff shares his excitement over being part of the show's Manila episode, which was filmed last year.