The dish that changed Chef Logro's life
Chef Boy Logro’s success story is one that many admire, from being a restaurant staff to becoming the personal chef of a king.
Somewhere in between that journey, however, the celebrated Pinoy chef created a dish that changed his life, and in cooking show Solane Kitchen Moments, Logro reveals the recipe to his breakthrough dish: Avocats aux Crevettes. Logro’s Avocats aux Crevettes is an appetizer made of avocados, shrimp and a variety of cheeses among other easy-to-find ingredients (Watch the episode on how to recreate Chef Boy Logro’s success dish on Solane Kitchen Moments).
From working his way as dishwasher to sous chef in Oman, chef Logro created a dish that caught the sultan’s attention. One of his main responsibilities was to prepare the menu for the late Sultan Qaboos bin Said al-Said. Chef Logro was surprised to learn that he would be catering to the sultan himself. Determined to be good at the job, he did a lot of studying on his own. With some adjustments, he made the recipe for Avocats aux Crevettes his own and served it to the sultan, who shortly after called for the sous chef. He said, ‘Effective today, you have to prepare this every day for as long as you’re in the palace.’”
Logro served as the personal chef of Sultan Qaboos — accompanying the latter in his travels and serving world-renowned guests including Queen Elizabeth, Princess Diana of Wales, George Bush Sr. and former Philippine President Fidel Ramos.