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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1776758379697Chele playing red 2.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/>Michelin-starred chef and DJ Chele Gonzalez. Handout</div>Music and gastronomy will once again converge in Medium Rare, the acclaimed immersive experience by <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/food-travel/2025/10/31/michelin-guide-launches-first-ever-ph-selection-108-restaurants-make-the-cut-0705">Michelin-starred chef Chele Gonzalez</a>. The seventh edition of the event will be held on May 9, 7 p.m. to 4 a.m., at the Salon de Ning of The Peninsula Manila in Makati. It follows the &quot;Kaleidoscope&quot; theme, reflecting how new patterns are created with different elements such as neoclassical piano and electronic music. &quot;Medium Rare began as a personal idea to merge two art forms I deeply care about: gastronomy and music,&quot; said Gonzalez, who has been a professional DJ even before entering the culinary scene. The award-winning chef went on to explain the name of the event, which is often used to describe steak: &quot;The word &#x27;Medium&#x27; represents the space between disciplines where they meet, while &#x27;Rare&#x27; reflects our desire to present something unique beyond the mainstream.&quot;Gonzalez developed Medium Rare with his long-time collaborator, DJ and producer Samantha Nicole. Through the event, they hope to challenge the stigma associated with electronic music, saying it is an accessible genre.<div> </div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1776758461036Medium Rare 1.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/>Samantha Nicole and Gonzalez in a previous Medium Rare event. Handout</div>For this year&#x27;s edition, Medium Rare will bring together local and international artists led by Spanish electronic music producer Pablo Bolivar and Italian composers and pianists Lorenzo Travaglini and Davide Semmarchi.Bolivar, who has more than two decades in Spain&#x27;s underground electronic scene, is also the founder of the music labels Seven Villas and Avantroots Records.Travaglini and Semmarchi, on the other hand, represent Bosco Studio, an Italian creative collective that explores the intersection of neoclassical composition and cinematic sound.Food, of course, will be prepared by Gonzalez, whose restaurants Gallery by Chele and Asador Alfonso received one Michelin Star each last year. Gallery is also the only restaurant in the Philippines to have the Michelin Green Star for sustainability.

Music and gastronomy will once again converge in Medium Rare, the acclaimed immersive experience by Michelin-starred chef Chele Gonzalez.

Music and gastronomy will once again converge in Medium Rare, the acclaimed immersive experience by Michelin-starred chef Chele Gonzalez.

​Michelin-awarded chef Chele Gonzalez brings 'Medium Rare' experience to Salon de Ning

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​Michelin-awarded chef Chele Gonzalez brings 'Medium Rare' experience to Salon de Ning

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Published April 22, 2026 07:40 PM PHT

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Michelin-awarded chef Chele Gonzalez brings 'Medium Rare' experience to Salon de Ning

Michelin-awarded chef Chele Gonzalez brings 'Medium Rare' experience to Salon de Ning