FERNANDO ARACAMA

Executive Chef
Aracama Filipino Cuisine

LTB Philippines Chefs Association

Corporate Secretary
Past President (2015-2017)
Philippine Young Chefs Club

Chef Fernando F.C. Aracama is from Bacolod City, Philippines. He graduated from the University of the Philippines with a degree in Bachelor of Science in Hotel & Restaurant Administration in 1990 and from the New England Culinary Institute (NECI) in Vermont, USA where he completed his degree in Occupational Studies (AOS) for Culinary Arts in 1993.

Chef Fernando is the Executive Chef & Managing Partner of Aracama Filipino Cuisine & restaurant & Early Night? in The Fort, Bonifacio Global City. He was Chef & Host for the The Amazing Food Challenge Fun in the Philippines TV program aired on the Asian Food Channel. He was also a Chef Judge on the television reality cooking show Master Chef & Junior Master Chef Philippines. Shown nationally on the ABS CBN network and The Filipino Channel (TFC) all over the world.

He is a team member of the award winning LTB Philippines National Culinary Team that competed in the Hong Kong International Culinary Challenge 2007/2009, the Food & Hotel Asia 2008 in Singapore, the Bocuse d’Or Asia 2010 in Shanghai, China & the Oceana Fest 2011 in Perth, Western Australia. And most recently in Food & Hotel Asia 2016 where they won medals in multiple categories & the Best Overall Team award.

Chef Fernando Aracama is a Worldchefs Certified A Level Culinary Judge. He was Consultant Chef for Philippine Airlines from 2008-2019. His proudly Filipino menus are served onboard all PAL’s international flights.