Shan Vesagas explores the Michelin-selected Esmeralda Kitchen! | Farm to Table - video Dailymotion

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Aired (January 11, 2026): Hindi pinalampas ni Sparkle artist at ‘Maka’ star, Shan Vesagas, na gawing memorable ang kanyang first food adventure sa Farm to Table! Binisita niya ang Michelin-selected na ‘Esmeralda Kitchen’ sa kalagitnaan ng QC at Manila. Tunay nga kayang masarap ang mga inihahain nila dito? Alamin sa episode na ito!  For more Farm to Table Highlights, visit this link: https://shorturl.at/JiWPM

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00:00Just last year,

00:04Michelin Guide,

00:05isang prestigyosong food guide sa buong mundo,

00:08ay nakarating na nga sa Pilipinas.

00:11At maraming restaurants at kainan

00:13ang nabiyayaan ng Michelin Stars,

00:16Bib Gourmand,

00:17at Michelin Selected Citations.

00:20Isa sa mga hanay nila

00:21ay ang Esmeralda Kitchen,

00:23a Filipino restaurant

00:24sa pagitan ng Quezon City at Maynila.

00:28My gosh,

00:29maiyak-iyak kaming lahat.

00:31Si mom was actually in the event mismo

00:33to attend as a representative of Esmeralda.

00:36My dad and I were in the same hotel,

00:39pero sa hotel room,

00:40watching the livestream.

00:42Grabe yung dasal,

00:43yung iyak,

00:44yung sigaw namin.

00:45Syempre very thankful kami.

00:48Nakakatawa, nakakataba ng puso

00:49kasi actually mga customers namin na old,

00:52nagtasisitawagan sila para

00:54congratulate.

00:55Sa kanyang first food adventure

00:58dito sa Farm to Table,

01:00award-winning restaurant agad

01:02ang pinuntahan ni Sean Visagas.

01:04Pero bago kumain,

01:05samahan muna natin siya sa kusina

01:07para tuklasin ang sikreto

01:08sa likod ng masarap na empanada

01:10ng Esmeralda.

01:11So, food explorers,

01:15dito tayo ngayon sa Esmeraldas.

01:17Syempre may bake shop sila.

01:19Freshly baked cakes

01:19and syempre may mga pastry.

01:21Pero hindi nagpapawali dyan

01:22ang empanada ng Esmeralda.

01:24Syempre ngayon,

01:25tuturuan mo na ako.

01:26Yes, po.

01:27Ito niyan.

01:27Yes, po.

01:28Open pong?

01:29Yes, po.

01:29Madiin?

01:30Hindi naman pong pong.

01:31Sato lang?

01:32Okay.

01:34So, ang susunod na ito,

01:35maglalagay na tayo ng filling.

01:36Yes, po.

01:37Okay.

01:38So, ilang grams ulit?

01:3960 grams pa.

01:3960 grams ng filling nila.

01:46Ipapantay ko siya dito.

01:55Finished pa.

01:56So, samahan nyo kami,

01:57lulutuhin namin.

01:58I-deep fry natin.

02:04Ayan.

02:07Ito yung una natin gawa.

02:09Ayan.

02:11Syempre may room for improvement pa tayo dito.

02:13So, tatry natin ngayon,

02:14two minutes.

02:16Kasi yung una natin,

02:17medyo

02:17slightly over po.

02:21Food explorers,

02:22per piece pa lang

02:23ang empanada nila dito.

02:24So,

02:25talagang

02:26walang masasayang.

02:28Ano?

02:28Hello, food explorers.

02:40So, eto na.

02:41Kain na na tayo.

02:42Pero syempre,

02:43bago yan,

02:43papakilala ko yun sa inyo

02:44ang owners na Esmeralda.

02:46Si,

02:47una-una si Pita.

02:48Ann.

02:48Pita Ann.

02:49And syempre si

02:50Cara.

02:51Congratulations

02:52sa 40 anniversary

02:53na Esmeralda.

02:54And since kayo po

02:56ang mayari na ito,

02:58saan po tayo magsisimula?

02:59Napakadaming pagkain.

03:00Sa appetizer.

03:02Appetizer?

03:02Meron kaming

03:03crispy quesong puti.

03:05Yan ay

03:05filay namin yung

03:07quesong puti.

03:08Tapos yung aming

03:09squash blossom.

03:10Ano mo yun?

03:11Yung bulaklak

03:12ng kalabasan.

03:13So, yan yun.

03:14Meron niyang cream

03:15sa loob.

03:17Initial bite ko,

03:18very smooth yung

03:19agad ko.

03:21Medyo nagmameth

03:22sa mouth

03:22yung

03:23cheese.

03:24Squash flower

03:25dito.

03:25Deep fried.

03:29Yan.

03:30Tada.

03:31Okay.

03:32Hindi na-try

03:32kayo-describe

03:33yung lasa dito,

03:33pero hindi ko

03:34ma-describe

03:34kasi ang dami

03:35na nangyayari.

03:36Parang positive.

03:37In a positive,

03:38ang dami na nangyayari.

03:40Simula pa lang yan.

03:42Simula pa lang.

03:42Kaya,

03:43saan tayo yung sun?

03:44Cara,

03:44saan tayo yung sun?

03:46Let's try

03:47the Dinamita Pops.

03:48Okay,

03:48so ito yung sinisabi

03:49ni tita

03:49na parang

03:50Shanghai,

03:52inong piya,

03:52roll.

03:52Correct.

03:53Pero on your own

03:54ano?

03:54We made it

03:55into a pocket

03:56of our pouch.

03:57Cheers.

04:01Parang lahat

04:01itong may

04:02own personal

04:03toys

04:03lang

04:04esmeralda.

04:05Puto lang

04:05dati.

04:06Sino

04:06nakalisip lang?

04:07Ganun talaga

04:08kasi ako

04:08magluto

04:09sa bahay.

04:10Parang

04:10nag-iimbento.

04:13Dapat

04:14familiar

04:14pa din.

04:16Pero

04:16kailangan

04:17may depth.

04:17Actually

04:18yun yung

04:19kaya siya

04:19esmeralda

04:20kasi

04:20lumang

04:21filipina

04:23na pangalan

04:24tapos

04:25kala mo

04:25duma

04:26pero parang

04:27may

04:27parang

04:28lola

04:29may

04:30ano?

04:31May own

04:31distinct

04:32ano siya

04:33flavor to it.

04:34So

04:35ano

04:36lagyan natin

04:36ng gulay

04:37ang ating

04:37katawan.

04:39Salad.

04:40Salad number

04:41one.

04:41Gumagawa rin

04:42kami ng

04:42sarili

04:42naming

04:43longganisa.

04:44So

04:44dalawang

04:44longganisa

04:45yung

04:45nasa

04:45loob.

04:46So

04:46para

04:47ma-highlight

04:48siya

04:49gumawa

04:49kami ng

04:50sarili

04:50naming

04:51version

04:51ng

04:51tokwat

04:52longganisa.

04:53Ay

04:53tokwat

04:54baboy.

04:54Garlic

04:55longganisa.

04:55Yes.

04:56So

04:56inbis na

04:56tokwat

04:57baboy

04:57tokwat

04:58longganisa

04:58siya.

05:01So

05:02there's

05:02garlic

05:02and

05:03sweet

05:03and

05:03spicy

05:04together

05:05with

05:06our

05:06parang

05:06the

05:07usual

05:07tokwat

05:08baboy

05:08sauce.

05:10At

05:10siyempre

05:10perfect

05:12bite.

05:15Kamusta?

05:16So

05:17yung

05:17pinapanood

05:17lang natin.

05:18So

05:18nga eh.

05:19Gusto

05:19kang

05:19makita

05:20yung

05:20kanya

05:20and

05:21after

05:23naman

05:23ang salad

05:24may

05:24isa

05:24pa tayong

05:24salad.

05:25Yes.

05:25Ito

05:25ang

05:26pinaka

05:26exciting

05:27na

05:27salad.

05:27Ensalada

05:28Filipina.

05:29Ensalada

05:30Filipina.

05:31Ensalada

05:32din yun.

05:32Oo.

05:33Pero

05:33eto

05:33Ensalada

05:34Filipina.

05:35Tapos

05:35alam mo

05:35kung ano

05:35yung

05:36inspiration

05:36yan.

05:37I

05:37tinakbet.

05:38Okay.

05:39Ang

05:39sikreto

05:39dyan

05:40ay

05:40actually

05:40andun

05:41sa

05:41sauce.

05:42So

05:42kasi

05:42naisip

05:43ko

05:43napakahirap

05:44i-present

05:47yung

05:48maganda

05:48yung

05:49aming

05:49homemade

05:50bagong

05:50na

05:52hiniluan

05:53namin

05:53ng

05:54mustard

05:55at

05:56saka

05:56ng

05:56pineapple

05:57juice.

05:58So

05:58yan

05:58ngayon

05:59ilalagay

05:59mo

05:59doon.

06:00So

06:00may

06:01experience

06:01mo

06:01may

06:02vegetables

06:02at

06:03the

06:03same

06:03time

06:03yung

06:04bagoong

06:04so

06:05parang

06:05siyang

06:05pinakbet.

06:06Bakit pinakbet?

06:07Kasi

06:07dapat

06:07pag

06:08nag-iisip

06:08ka ng

06:09isang

06:09menu

06:10dapat

06:10madaling

06:11ma-sourced.

06:12So

06:12dapat

06:12common,

06:13dapat

06:13madaling

06:15siyang

06:15makuha

06:16sa

06:16palengke.

06:17Lahat

06:18yan

06:18locally

06:18available.

06:19Since

06:20we're

06:20a

06:20Filipino

06:20restaurant,

06:22we make

06:23sure

06:23that

06:23at least

06:2480-90%

06:25of our

06:26ingredients

06:26are

06:27locally

06:27sourced.

06:28Kasi

06:28the

06:29flavors

06:29of

06:30yung

06:30pagiging

06:30Pilipino

06:31hindi

06:31naman

06:31yan

06:31lalabas

06:32kung

06:32hindi

06:32naman

06:33talaga

06:33dito

06:34lahat

06:34kinukuha.

06:35Tapos

06:36we

06:37in-inspect

06:37our

06:38suppliers

06:38sa

06:39vegetables

06:39naman.

06:40We

06:40also

06:40inspect

06:41kung

06:41saan

06:42ang

06:42gagaling

06:43at

06:43make

06:43sure

06:44din

06:44na

06:44most

06:44of

06:44it

06:45are

06:45actually

06:45galing

06:46sa

06:46Baguio.

06:47Nasa

06:47premium

06:47ingredients

06:48din

06:48ang

06:48paglabas

06:49ng

06:49masarap

06:50na

06:50pagkari.

06:52Nagpapatuloy

06:53ang food

06:54trip

06:54ni Sean

06:54Besaga

06:54sa

06:55Esmeralda

06:55Kitchen.

06:56Ngayon,

06:57anda na

06:58siyang

06:58husgahan

06:58ang putahing

06:59may special

06:59mention

07:00sa website

07:01ng

07:01Michelin

07:01Guide.

07:02Gusto

07:02mo

07:02bang

07:03tikman

07:04muna

07:04yung

07:05naging

07:06paborito

07:07nung

07:07nag-inspect

07:08sa amin

07:08ng

07:08Michelin?

07:09Ang

07:09sabi

07:10niya,

07:10ang

07:10must

07:11try

07:11daw

07:11sa

07:11amin

07:12ay

07:12ang

07:12dinuguan

07:16ang

07:16nasabi

07:16talaga

07:17nila

07:17must

07:18try

07:18is

07:18the

07:19dinuguan.

07:19So,

07:19hindi kami

07:20masyado

07:20naglaro

07:21at

07:21iniba

07:21yung

07:22lasa.

07:22I

07:22think

07:23yun

07:23yung

07:23isa

07:23sa

07:23mga

07:24hinahanap

07:24nila

07:25na

07:25mailabas

07:25yung

07:26ano

07:26ba

07:26talaga

07:27ang

07:27totoong

07:28Filipino

07:28food.

07:30Ang puto

07:30namin,

07:31we

07:31fry

07:32it

07:32kasi

07:33we

07:33wanted

07:33to

07:33give

07:34parang

07:34a

07:35textural

07:36component.

07:37So,

07:37pag

07:37kinakain

07:38yung

07:38dinuguan,

07:39kakagat

07:40ka

07:40ng puto

07:40na

07:41medyo

07:41crispy.

07:42So,

07:42sabukod natin

07:43ang isang

07:43Michelin

07:44recognized.

07:53Wow!

07:55Bago tayo

07:56pumunta sa

07:56susunod natin

07:57pagkain,

07:58kakagatag

07:59muna

07:59kung balik

07:59na siyempre.

08:01Babe

08:02natin

08:02dito

08:02sa

08:02sauce.

08:04Crunch

08:04check

08:05muna

08:05tayo.

08:07Ayun!

08:08Sobrang

08:09crunchy.

08:10Success.

08:12Susunod na

08:12tayong

08:12pagkain

08:13which

08:13is

08:13kare-kare.

08:15Kare-kare.

08:16Yun!

08:24May ilig ako

08:25sa litad.

08:26Okay.

08:27And yung

08:27kagat ko dun

08:28sa litad,

08:29hindi siya

08:29ganun

08:29ka...

08:30Kunat?

08:30Kunat!

08:31Pero

08:31saktong-sakto

08:32lang yung

08:32lambot.

08:33Lambot

08:33and yung

08:34last.

08:34So,

08:35ganyan

08:35ka detalye

08:36ang luto

08:37namin.

08:38Talagang

08:38binabantayan

08:39bawat

08:39component.

08:40So,

08:41ito,

08:41iniluto namin

08:42siyang

08:42torta.

08:44Tapos,

08:44marami

08:45yung

08:45nagaganap

08:46na

08:46component.

08:47So,

08:47minodernize

08:48ng

08:48konti

08:48kasi

08:49meron

08:49na

08:50yung

08:50nori,

08:51parang

08:52Japanese.

08:53Asko

08:53na,

08:53tita,

08:53ano yung

08:54sauce?

08:54Kasi yung

08:54yung

08:55umakot

08:55ng matakoy.

08:56Ito

08:56ay

08:56ketchup

08:57mayo

08:57sauce.

08:58Ketchup

08:59mayo

08:59sauce?

09:00Yes,

09:00kasi

09:00di ba

09:00ang

09:01torta?

09:01Homemade

09:01ketchup.

09:02Homemade.

09:03First,

09:04ay kumakita

09:04ng

09:05bright orange

09:09Sa minod,

09:10tita,

09:11kung gusto nila

09:11orderin ito,

09:12anong pangalan na ito?

09:13Ano nga,

09:14torta

09:14Ilocandia.

09:15Torta

09:16Ilocandia.

09:17So,

09:17mga Ilocano

09:17na nandito,

09:18malapit dito.

09:19Saan ba tayo,

09:19tita?

09:20Nasa Mayon.

09:21Mayon Street.

09:22Yes,

09:22malapit kami

09:23sa Welcome Rotonda.

09:24Kami ay borderline

09:26ng Quezon City

09:27at ng

09:27Manila.

09:28Yes.

09:31Mmm,

09:31may makasim.

09:33May mangga

09:34din siya.

09:34May mangga.

09:35Mangang hilaw.

09:36Mangang hilaw.

09:36Kasi dahil

09:37sinain natin siya.

09:38Oo,

09:38so gano'n,

09:39palagi namin iniisip.

09:40Ano yung pabalanse

09:41o?

09:42Ano yung pambalanse

09:43dun sa lasa?

09:45Pusy ding,

09:45dita.

09:46Ito na,

09:46yung paborito ko.

09:47Ito ang binag-aungal.

09:49Pero ang tawag namin

09:50dito ay

09:51two-way.

09:52Bakit siya two-way?

09:53Because

09:53meron tayong

09:54inadobo muna namin

09:56yung baboy

09:56sa puti.

09:58Pagkatapos namin

09:59siyang i-adobo

09:59sa puti,

10:00meron din kami

10:01yung grilled

10:02pork

10:03na inihaw muna.

10:05Tapos,

10:05pinagsama yun.

10:06Gumawa kami

10:07ng kinameltisang

10:08boss

10:09at bagoong.

10:14Enjoy.

10:15Enjoy.

10:17Napaka-creative mo,

10:18tita.

10:19Honestly,

10:20full explorers,

10:22kung gusto nyo

10:22gumaling maglutok,

10:24punta kayo dito

10:25at kukusapin yung si tita.

10:27Kung wala,

10:28dito si Kaya

10:28para nangin sa inyo

10:29yung mga pagkain.

10:31Pero,

10:32grabe,

10:32sobrang sasarap

10:33ng mga pagkain,

10:34tita.

10:34Meron pa ba?

10:35Parang yun na.

10:36Meron pa, tita.

10:37Meron pa.

10:38Yung nilutok ko

10:39kanina na empanada.

10:40Ako!

10:41Yung pa.

10:42Siyempre,

10:42eto yun.

10:44Eto yung

10:44sinamahan tayo

10:45ni Shatwaldo.

10:46Medyo,

10:47may room for improvement

10:48yung una,

10:49pero eto na yun.

10:50Medyo nag-improve naman

10:51tita.

10:52Pasado na ba?

10:53Isaserve na mo

10:53ito nito sa mga

10:54guest mo?

10:55Yung sanyo,

10:56hindi ba?

10:59At dahil may pastry shop

11:00din ang naturang

11:01restaurant,

11:02diners can cap

11:03their meals

11:03with a satisfying

11:04coffee and dessert.

11:06Napakalawak

11:07ng pagkain

11:08Pilipino

11:09at napakalalim.

11:10Tapos,

11:11napakarami pang

11:12pwedeng gawin

11:13na nakikita natin

11:14na ang pagkain

11:15Pilipino ngayon,

11:16hindi na yung dating

11:17simple lamang

11:19ang presentasyon.

11:20Mas maraming flavors

11:21na pinalalalim

11:22by different processes.

11:25Pero ang mahalaga dyan

11:26ay huwag kalimutan

11:27yung lutong

11:29makaluma

11:30kasi andun,

11:31andun yung linamnam,

11:32andun yung lasa.

11:34For her to actually,

11:35you know,

11:36put her passion

11:37into a business

11:38such as Esmeralda,

11:40it's so fulfilling

11:42to see

11:42how my mom

11:44has grown the business

11:45that her passion

11:46is not just shared

11:47within us,

11:48the people close to us,

11:49but also to people

11:50that we don't know

11:51and then thus,

11:52we're making our family

11:53much bigger.

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