A video of a funny Pinoy chef became viral as it made the rounds in the internet, after it was posted on popular YouTube site by a restaurant customer in London, United Kingdom.
The video called “Funny Filipino Chef” was posted by Jeff Alagar on July 10 and has since garnered more than 160,000 views on YouTube (as of posting time of this article).
Filipino chef Charlie Bueno - mistakenly referred to as Charles Miguel in some of the posts online - works at Japanese restaurant Benihana in Piccadilly, where the video was filmed.
His upbeat demeanor, playful personality and acrobatic cooking skills became the perfect recipe for a viral hit online, turning the 41-year-old chef into an internet star.
“I wasn't aware of it until my son told me about it. I was too busy working to pay my mortgage and provide for my family. I don’t really do social media that much. But it’s good. I hope it brings me good things,” he told ABS-CBN Europe.
Originally from Zambales, Bueno moved to the UK in 2006 after working in Manila and Dubai for several years. He got his first big break as a steward, or dishwasher, at EDSA Shangri-La hotel in 1990, and slowly worked his way up the culinary industry.
From his humble beginnings, the self-taught chef has since cooked for VIPs from Asia to Europe, including royalty from The Netherlands and Dubai, British pop icons like Brian May from Queen and Ronan Keating from Boyzone, and even Filipino celebrities like Kris Aquino.--Source: ABS-CBN News