Boy Logro

{{short description|Filipino chef and television presenter (born 1954)}}

{{Infobox chef

| name = Boy Logro

| image = Yum Yum Yum Chef Boy Logro Surprises Sec Joel Villanueva (cropped).jpg

| caption = Logro in August 2013

| birth_name = Pablo Logro

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|6|29}}

| birth_place = Davao City, Philippines

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| party = Aangat Kusinerong Pinoy

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| style = Filipino, Fusion

| education = AMA Computer College

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| restaurants = 7 Flavors Buffet Restaurant (San Juan, Metro Manila)

Seafood Feast in Paluto Restaurant (Dubai)

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| television = {{plainlist|

Idol sa Kusina (2011–2020)
Chef Boy Logro: Kusina Master (2012–2014)}}

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Pablo Logro, also known as Boy Logro or Chef Boy (born June 29, 1954), is a Filipino celebrity chef known for his cooking shows, Idol sa Kusina and Chef Boy Logro: Kusina Master.{{cite web|title=GMA's Kusina Master magsisimula ngayong January 2!|url=http://www.gmanetwork.com/entertainment/gma/articles/2011-12-28/7525/GMAs-Kusina-Master-magsisimula-ngayong-January-2#list|publisher=GMA Network|accessdate=1 March 2013|date=28 December 2011}}{{cite web|last=Jimenez|first=Joyce|title=Chef Pablo "Boy" Logro talks about his new 15-minute cooking show, Kusina Master|url=http://www.pep.ph/guide/tv/9517/chef-pablo-boy-logro-talks-about-his-new-15-minute-cooking-show-kusina-master|publisher=Philippine Entertainment Portal|accessdate=1 March 2013|date=22 December 2011}}

Early and personal life

Logro was born into a fishing family in Davao City in the Philippines; he is the second son in a brood of eight.

Logro first worked in Cagayan de Oro for 2 years, before becoming a member of the service crew of several Jollibee restaurants in Manila. He later became a sous chef at Qaboos bin Said al Said's Al Alam Palace{{cite news | last = Morella | first = Cecil | title = Philippine cooks take over the world's kitchens | publisher = Yahoo! News | date = 9 September 2015 | url = https://news.yahoo.com/philippine-cooks-over-worlds-kitchens-075358949.html | accessdate = 9 September 2015}} which took him to international trips, in turn exposing Logro to international cuisines. He was also able to complete culinary training in Italy, Switzerland, Spain and the United Kingdom.

Logro became an executive chef at the Manila Diamond Hotel. His Favorite lines in cooking are Ping, ping, ping! and Yum, yum, yum!.

Career

Logro was first known as being a presenter of the daytime cooking show Chef Boy Logro: Kusina Master. Logro owns the Chef Logro's Institute of Culinary and Kitchen Services.

In 2013, Logro appeared in the film The Fighting Chefs, marking his first action film role.{{cite web |last=Ramos |first=NR |title=Chef Boy Logro Now An Action Star |url=http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/395208/chef-boy-logro-now-an-action-star |work=Manila Bulletin |accessdate=1 March 2013 |date=23 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130227071558/http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/395208/chef-boy-logro-now-an-action-star |archivedate=27 February 2013 }}{{cite web|title=Chef Boy Logro Now An Action Star|url=http://ph.omg.yahoo.com/news/chef-boy-logro-now-action-star-050822102.html|publisher=Yahoo! News|accessdate=1 March 2013|date=25 February 2013}}{{cite web|last=Jimenez|first=Jocelyn|title=hef Boy Logro on unfavorable comments about his recipes: "Lahat naman, you cannot please everybody."|url=http://www.pep.ph/news/37581/chef-boy-logro-on-unfavorable-comments-about-his-recipes-ldquolahat-naman-you-cannot-please-everybodyrdquo|publisher=Philippine Entertainment Portal|accessdate=1 March 2013|date=24 February 2013}}{{cite web|title=Chef Boy Logro's recipe of laughter|url=http://www.philstar.com/entertainment/2013/02/27/913534/chef-boy-logros-recipe-laughter|work=The Philippine Star|accessdate=1 March 2013|date=27 February 2013}}{{cite web|title=Chef Boy Logro, bida na |url=http://www.balita.net.ph/2013/02/26/chef-boy-logro-bida-na/ |work=Balita |accessdate=1 March 2013 |date=26 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502032725/http://www.balita.net.ph/2013/02/26/chef-boy-logro-bida-na/ |archivedate=2 May 2014 }}{{cite web|last=Regandola|first=Glenn|title=Ronnie Ricketts on why he chose Chef Boy Logro as his co-star in The Fighting Chefs: "Sobrang masa siya."|url=http://www.pep.ph/news/37580/ronnie-ricketts-on-why-he-chose-chef-boy-logro-as-his-co-star-in-the-fighting-chefs-ldquosobrang-masa-siyardquo-|publisher=Philippine Entertainment Portal|accessdate=1 March 2013|date=24 February 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202153357/http://www.pep.ph/news/37580/ronnie-ricketts-on-why-he-chose-chef-boy-logro-as-his-co-star-in-the-fighting-chefs-ldquosobrang-masa-siyardquo-|archive-date=2 February 2014|url-status=dead}}

Logro also hosted another cooking show Idol sa Kusina which airs on Channel 27, GMA News TV (now GTV).{{cite web|last=Frayna|first=Severino|title=An idol in the kitchen; an inspiration in life|url=http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/sunday-times/the-sunday-times-magazines/890-an-idol-in-the-kitchen-an-inspiration-in-life|work=The Manila Times|accessdate=1 March 2013|date=3 July 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120721055129/http://www.manilatimes.net/index.php/sunday-times/the-sunday-times-magazines/890-an-idol-in-the-kitchen-an-inspiration-in-life|archivedate=21 July 2012}}

Filmography

=Television=

Year	Title	Role	Network
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2010	Secrets of the Masters	Guest	Q
2011	Kitchen Superstar	Judge	GMA Network
2011–2020	Idol sa Kusina	rowspan="2"\| Host	GMA News TV GMA Network
2012–2014	Chef Boy Logro: Kusina Master	rowspan="7" \|GMA Network
rowspan="3" \| 2012	Eat Bulaga!	Himself / Performer
Tweets for My Sweet	Boy Reyes
Sarap Diva	Celebrity Chef
2014	Magpakailanman: Kusina Master, the Best Father	Himself
2014–2015	Basta Every Day Happy	Host
2017	D' Originals	rowspan="2" \| Himself / Guest
rowspan="2" \| 2023	Anong Meron kay Abok?	Net 25
Balita Ko / Balitanghali	Himself / Tsibugan Na segment host	GTV