MINDFUL LIVING AND MEANINGFUL DINING
"My interest in food started when I was very young because my family and I enjoyed eating together. Sharing meals with them meant spending time to find out what went on during their day and good food really put us all in a good mood," shares Florabel Co-Yatco. Growing up as one of the oldest in her cohort of cousins meant that she was always in the kitchen, learning from her elders and helping cook up a storm for everyone. "I think bonding over delicious food brings people together, and I wanted to do that for other people," she says.
Florabel's first foray into the food industry was when she was a teenager, selling cookies and cakes to her classmates. Her favored recipes were those by Martha Stewart, along with local chefs like Nora Daza, Glenda Baretto, and Chef Jessie Sincioco. At the University of Santo Tomas, Florabel took up Hotel and Restaurant Management during her undergraduate years, where
