My Father-THE FIRST FILIPINO EXECUTIVE CHEF

CHEF VILLARDO R PURIFICACION
Costa Cruises

Once Executive chef aboard Costa Cruises’ Costa Victoria, now rumored to have his own restuarant in Denmark, Villardo R Purificacion Jr, didn’t have an easy job.

"My biggest challenge," he said, "is pleasing the culinary palates of all Costa’s passengers." It may sound like an impossible task, but catering to the varieties of cultures, religions and traditions observed by the ships multitude of passengers is what made his job so rewarding.

Bringing us a taste of one particular culture, this Captain’s Table recipe from Villardo’s kitchen has a distinctly Italian flair.