Discovery names new corporate chef

MANILA, Philippines - The Discovery Leisure Company Inc. (TDLCI), the homegrown Filipino holding company that owns and manages a distinguished portfolio that includes Discovery Suites in the Ortigas Business District, Discovery Country Suites in Tagaytay, and the much celebrated Discovery Shores Boracay, has named chef Anthony Raymond as the new corporate chef. Raymond has a vibrant and impressive culinary career that spans over 15 years at establishments that include a five star /Diamond Hotel (The Peninsula Beverly Hills), a French Michelin-star restaurant (Stella Maris restaurant in Paris) under the tutelage of Michelin Star chef Tateru Yoshino, catering alongside restaurant competitors Wolfgang Puck of Spago, Tom Calicchio of Craft, and Thomas Keller of Bouchon, and several fine dining hotel restaurants here and abroad.

In the Philippines, he worked as sous chef for The Peninsula Manila’s Old Manila Restaurant working alongside Chef de Cuisine Adrian Mellor and under the supervision of Chef de Cuisine Nicholas De Viche. At Azzurro Bistro and Bar, he worked under the direction of Chef Philip Golding.