Food is more than nutrition; it is a speech that voices our senses and gathers people together.
“One cannot think well, love well, sleep well, if one has not dined well,” American author Virginia Woolf once said. Julia Child added, “People who love to eat are always the best people.”
“Food is symbolic of love when words are inadequate,” penned Alan D. Wolfelt. Jonathan Safran Foer also said, “Food is not rational. Food is culture, habit, craving, and identity.”
Armi S. Braga knows all these facts. This is the reason why she opened Chef Julian’s at ALU Hotel in Roxas Boulevard in Davao City. It is a dining restaurant that offers Filipino dishes, American cuisine and other Asian foods; it is open from 6 in the morning until 9 in the evening. Recently, she launched the Pay Day Buffet every 15-30 (or 31) of the month.
Even before that, she is already in the catering food business. On how she found the place, she recalled, “A good friend invited me to cater an event in the hotel. I became interested when I learned that the hotel is allowing someone to run the restaurant. I contacted a friend who’s also a good chef and asked if he was interested to co-venture with me. He agreed. We have seen the great potential in ALU Hotel considering its location and marketability.”
The name of the restaurant is derived from her co-partner. “He is a chef and known for his famous food stalls in the North,” she said. “The stalls serve great food, and he has been in the food industry for a long time.”
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