Are you a foodie? If you are, then you’ve probably heard of the online foodie community Let’s Eat Pare or LEP. However, the sharing of good food is not stopping there. Through the cooking show Solane Kitchen Moments, LEP’s founder Mark Del Rosario shares how to elevate pantry staples and brings his best food discoveries to your kitchen.
“The kitchen transforms the house into a home – it is the nucleus of memories, experiences, and it provides sustenance to fuel future endeavors,” Del Rosario said
He features in the first three episodes of LPG brand Solane’s newest show, and starts by elevating a Filipino favorite: corned beef. Inspired by world-renowned chef Anthony Bourdain, Del Rosario spent years perfecting his own Corned Beef ala Pare.
Meanwhile, Del Rosario reveals his favorite culinary discovery in the second episode. A frequent traveler, he was able to try angulas, a delicacy of baby eels in the Spanish town of San Sebastian. He admits to cooking angulas for family and friends and wanting to share the discovery.
Del Rosario turns up the heat in his third and final Solane Kitchen Moments episode with chili con carne, a dish he used to describe his relationship with his wife, to whom he was recently married. He talks about food as a love language — with the chili con carne coming in like a warm hug.
Aside from great food, Del Rosario, together with host Suzi Entrata-Abrera, also talks about life, culture, and passion. With 18 years in the food industry, Del Rosario started from humble beginnings as a salesman with chefs and the like as clients. his led to the birth of Let’s Eat Pare in 2016 — in hopes of helping other restaurant owners grow and achieve their dreams. As a safe and positive space where you can collaborate with and learn from others, the large but tight-knit community has grown to have over 300,000 members.
