Jordy Navarra is the Chef at Toyo Eatery in Manila, Philippines. He entered the culinary scene quite late and worked in kitchens worldwide, and while working in the UK he started to miss miss the rice based Filipino meals of his youth. Back in Manila, he opened Toyo Eatery in 2016 and it soon became a pioneer of modern Filipino cuisine. In 2018, the restaurant entered Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants list, and during the last years it’s been voted the country’s best. In the podcast we’ll hear Jordy Navarra tell about the meals of his childhood and the fascinating culinary landscape of the Philippines. He will also reveal his favourite restaurants in Manila. The recommendations mentioned in this podcast and thousands more are available for free in the World of Mouth app.