Wado Siman
{{Infobox chef
| name = Wado Siman
| image =
| caption = Chef Wado Siman at McKinley, Taguig City
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|06|22|df=yes}}
| birth_place = UST Hospital
Manila, Philippines
| style = {{hlist|Filipino|Italian|Asian|Fusion|French|Pastries}}
| spouse =
| children =
| ratings =
| alma mater = University of Santo Tomas
| restaurants = Wadoughs
| signature =
| website = {{URL|https://restaurantguru.com/Wadoughs-Quezon-City|RestaurantGuru Page for Wadough's}}
|birth_name=Eduardo Tan Siman
}}
Wado Siman ({{IPA|tl|ˈwado ˈsiman}}, born Eduardo Tan Siman; June 22, 1988) is a Filipino chef, entrepreneur, entertainment producer, screenwriter, motivational speaker, and television personality in the Philippines. He owns the Wadoughs Cafe at Sikatuna Village and Brutal in Quezon City, Philippines.{{cite news |last1=BrandRoom |title=Wadoughs Workshop Series is going Choco Loco |url=https://pop.inquirer.net/62965/wadoughs-workshop-series-going-choco-loco |access-date=16 March 2021 |agency=Philippine Daily Inquirer |publisher=Philippine Daily Inquirer |date=25 September 2008}}{{cite news |last1=Arnaldo |first1=Steph |title=LIST: Where to get strawberry shortcake for deliver |url=https://www.rappler.com/life-and-style/food-drinks/list-strawberry-shortcake-deliveries |access-date=16 March 2021 |agency=Rappler |publisher=Rappler |date=26 September 2020}}{{cite news |last1=Coconuts Manila |title=Singer Kean Cipriano and actress Chynna Ortaleza hold church wedding |url=https://coconuts.co/manila/lifestyle/singer-kean-cipriano-actress-chynna-ortaleza-hold-church-wedding/ |access-date=16 March 2021 |agency=Coconuts Manila |publisher=Coconuts Manila |date=9 November 2017}}
Early career
Siman finished high school in 2006 at the Sacred Heart College in Lucena City, Quezon Province and finished his undergraduate in communication at the University of Santo Tomas in 2010. Siman was a student leader in the University of Santo Tomas and was active with extra-curricular, being president of the now reorganized Tomasian Cable Television and an actor for university theatre guild Teatro Tomasino.{{cite news |last1=Santos |first1=Tomas |title=Teatro, Mediartrix stage diverse productions |url=http://varsitarian.net/circle/20081117/teatro_mediartrix_stage_diverse_productions |access-date=16 March 2021 |agency=Varsitarian |publisher=University of Santo Tomas |date=17 November 2008}}
Siman played the role of the English-speaking pedicab driver in the television show Wow Mali.{{cite web |last1=TV5 Philippines |title=Wow Mali: Conyo Drivers |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fYM8_l4zSYA |access-date=14 April 2023 |agency=TV5 Philippines |publisher=TV5 Philippines |date=6 September 2013}}
Wadoughs
Siman started Wadoughs as an online business in 2012, while he is producing and writing for television. He joined food bazaars and weekend markets to sell his creations and became a finalist in a reality television show The Clash: Search for the Next Great Dessert Master. From then, Siman bagged the grand prize for Globe Pitch Tuesdays’ search for the next big food entrepreneur.{{cite news |last1=Miranda |first1=Pauline |title=Sweet Success |url=https://lifestyle.inquirer.net/219262/sweet-success/ |access-date=16 March 2021 |agency=Philippine Daily Inquirer |publisher=Philippine Daily Inquirer}}{{cite web |last1=Dayrit |first1=Rigel |title=EntrePinas |url=https://www.stitcher.com/show/entrepinas/episode/episode-006-wadoughs-cupcake-kitchen-31033321 |website=Entrepinas Page on Stitcher|publisher=Stitcher |access-date=16 March 2021}}
Minimalist Cakes
Due to the COVID-19 lockdown in the Philippines, more people have been further exposed to Korean content on streaming television and music platforms. With the trends of the dalgona coffee and baked samgyup coming to the Philippines, the minimalist cakes were also hyped online. Wadoughs trended over social media by posting minimalist cakes with captions relating to Filipino sentiments during the lockdown.{{cite web |last1=Co |first1=Ryanne |title=Where To Order In Metro Manila: The South Korean Minimalist Cakes Taking Over Instagram |url=https://ph.asiatatler.com/dining/where-to-buy-the-korean-minimalist-cakes-taking-over-instagram |website=Philippine Tatler |publisher=Philippine Tatler |access-date=16 March 2021}}{{cite news |last1=Tamondong |first1=Hanna |title=Where To Get ‘It’s Okay To Not Be Okay’-Themed Treats Because We Will Never Get Over The Drama |url=https://www.cosmo.ph/lifestyle/food-drink/its-okay-to-not-be-okay-themed-treats-a4575-20200912 |access-date=16 March 2021 |agency=Cosmopolitan |publisher=Summit Publishing Company, Incorporated |date=12 September 2020}}
Television credits
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| colspan="4" style="background: LightSteelBlue;" align=center | Production{{cite web |last1=Sal |first1=Pcnhs |title=List of Programs Broadcast by TV5 Articles |url=https://www.scribd.com/document/242190389/List-of-Programs-Broadcast-by-TV5-Articles |website=Scribd |publisher=Scribs |access-date=16 March 2021}} | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Network |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=2|2010 | Wow Mali | rowspan=7|Writer | rowspan=7|TV5 |
| Everybody Hapi | |||
| rowspan=3|2011 | Hey It's Saberdey! | ||
| Lokomoko U | |||
| Sugo Mga Kapatid | |||
| rowspan=2|2012 | Artista Academy | ||
| Sunday Funday | |||
| 2014 | The Clash: Search for the Next Great Dessert Master | Contestant | Lifestyle |
| 2015 | Ingredients of Success | Host | IBC 13 |
| 2016 | A Pinch of Portia | Writer | Metro Channel |
| 2017 | Ang Foodtrip Ko | Host | Chinatown TV |
| 2018 | Women of Style with Joey Mead King | Producer | Metro Channel |