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Gel Salonga-Datu
Owner Pastry ChefTed's Kitchen
Fuelled by her Southern Tagalog roots, Chef Gel Salonga-Datu aims to provide top quality food and services for local clients and tourists by establishing Ted’s Kitchen and Aurora Filipino Cuisine in Santa Cruz, Laguna with her brother, Chef Day Salonga.
A financial trader-turned-baker, Chef Gel Salonga has quickly made a name for herself in the local pastry scene. From her commissary in Sta. Cruz, Laguna, she creates cakes and pastries that make use of premium and local ingredients and are baked fresh daily.
Recognized as one of the country’s up and coming pastry chefs, Chef Gel’s creations have been included in best desserts lists and featured in numerous magazines and broadsheets. Her Santa Cruz Bibingka Cheesecake received the People’s Choice Award at Ultimate Taste Test Pro Edition. Her Mango Kasuy Sansrival, Maja Blanca Cheesecake, Avocado Cheesecake and Brazo de Fernando have also been awarded as among the best desserts by Philippine Daily Inquirer.
As an advocacy, Chef Gel aims to promote the use of Laguna’s local, seasonal ingredients into her desserts. From Kesong Puti to Itlog na Pula, as well as seasonal fruits and berries like Lipote and Sampinit, using and promoting local has always been an integral part of Chef Gel’s baking. Through her advocacy, she aims to encourage local artisans to continue their craft while at the same time, showcasing the produce and culture of Laguna thru her annual food and heritage festival, Sa Pantalan Biyaheng Pangkatagalugan.
What started in 2012 as Ted's Kitchen, the Ted's Hospitality Group has grown through the years. Ted's Warehouse Events Space and Ted's Bed and Breakfast followed Ted's Kitchen in 2016. Ted's Warehouse is an airconditioned venue for 200 pax. Ted's Bed and Breakfast and Pool is composed of 13 cabins, perfect for family staycations and corporate team building activities. Aside from these are smaller venues throughout the compound, namely: Angelina's Private Dining and Aurora Filipino Cuisine, which serve Southern Tagalog heirloom recipes, and Ted's Pavilion.
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Cake And Pastry Supplier
Supplies cafes and restaurants with customised flavours of cakes and pastries.
Chef Consultant
Chef Gel Salonga-Datu Chef Day Salonga Chef Dino datu •Provide and Create Flavor and Taste Profile • Research & Development • Plating and Styling of Dish for Food Photography
Ted's Bed And Breakfast
Step back to a simpler time filled with sun-brightened days, lazy afternoons and cozy nights surrounded by nature. Come home and unwind in an environment where there are no demands. Experience Southern Tagalog warmth.
Events
Create unforgettable memories with us! Ted's Warehouse is the perfect venue for your industrial-chic wedding celebration. A creative and unique repurpose of a late-1960s rice mill warehouse.
Stay And Cook
A stay with us isn’t only about tranquility and comfort —it’s about experiencing Southern Tagalog hospitality. Learn more about Laguna’s food culture, try your hands on a unique cooking class that introduces you to the richness of Laguna food.
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Testimonials
Angelo Comsti/Tatler
It was hard to choose just one since the lineup is filled with names that conjure decadent images—pili sans rival, maja blanca cheesecake, Magdalena tablea cake, brazo de Fernando. There was not one we didn’t like and didn’t have second bites of.
Nana Ozaeta/FOOD Magazine
She brilliantly infuses local flavors into classic desserts.The result is a sweet-salty mélange that seems to taste just as much like a bibingka as it tastes like a cheesecake.
Yedy Calaguas/Food Vlogger
I love that there was a fine balance between the distinct flavor of bibingka and the known richness of a well-made cheesecake. I tell you, it was one of the best locally-made cheesecakes that I have tried.
DOT Sec Christina Garcia Frasco
The Bibingka Cheesecake is really good! Truly represents Filipino flavors.
Felice Prudente Santa Maria/Culinary Historian
A tampipi arrived from Ted’s Kitchen of Santa Cruz, Laguna to brighten today’s breakfast. White cheese, biscocho, and a beckoning bibingka cheesecake. Handcrafted and sent with love make the perfect recipe.
