Chef Felix NiΓ±o T. Asuncion graces the cover of Volume 1, Issue 2 (July–September 2026) of Destinations & Dining: The Premier Travel, Hospitality, and Culinary Magazine.

Aug 3, 2026

π‘ͺ𝒉𝒆𝒇 π‘­π’†π’π’Šπ’™ π‘΅π’ŠΓ±π’ π‘». π‘¨π’”π’–π’π’„π’Šπ’π’ π’ˆπ’“𝒂𝒄𝒆𝒔 π’•𝒉𝒆 π’„𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 π’π’‡ π‘½π’π’π’–π’Žπ’† 1, π‘°π’”𝒔𝒖𝒆 2 (π‘±π’–π’π’šβ€“π‘Ίπ’†π’‘π’•π’†π’Žπ’ƒπ’†π’“ 2026) π’π’‡π‘«π’†π’”π’•π’Šπ’π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’π’” & π‘«π’Šπ’π’Šπ’π’ˆ: π‘»π’‰π’† π‘·π’“π’†π’Žπ’Šπ’†π’“ π‘»π’“𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒍, π‘―π’π’”π’‘π’Šπ’•π’‚π’π’Šπ’•π’š, π’‚𝒏𝒅 π‘ͺπ’–π’π’Šπ’π’‚π’“π’š π‘΄π’‚π’ˆπ’‚π’›π’Šπ’π’†. 


As the visionary behind Project ONE, Chef Felix continues to champion a culinary movement that brings together chefs, entrepreneurs, educators, researchers, hospitality professionals, tourism stakeholders, government agencies, and local communities in a shared mission to strengthen Pampanga's position as the Culinary Capital of the Philippines. Featured in this issue is the exclusive cover story, "π‘¨π’π’˜π’‚π’šπ’” π‘­π’π’“π’˜π’‚π’“π’…: π‘ͺ𝒉𝒆𝒇 π‘­π’†π’π’Šπ’™ π‘΅π’ŠΓ±π’ π‘». π‘¨π’”π’–π’π’„π’Šπ’π’'𝒔 π‘½π’Šπ’”π’Šπ’π’π’‡π’π’“ π’‚ π‘ͺπ’–π’π’Šπ’π’‚π’“π’š π‘΄π’π’—π’†π’Žπ’†π’π’• β€“ π‘―π’π’˜ π‘·π’“𝒐𝒋𝒆𝒄𝒕 π‘Άπ‘΅π‘¬ π’Šπ’” π‘»π’“π’‚π’π’”π’‡π’π’“π’Žπ’Šπ’π’ˆ π‘·π’‚π’Žπ’‘π’‚π’π’ˆπ’‚ π’Šπ’π’•𝒐 π’•𝒉𝒆 π‘·π’‰π’Šπ’π’Šπ’‘π’‘π’Šπ’π’†π’”' π‘·π’“π’†π’Žπ’Šπ’†π’“ π‘ͺπ’–π’π’Šπ’π’‚π’“π’š π’‚𝒏𝒅 π‘­π’π’π’… π‘°π’π’π’π’—π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’ π‘«π’†π’”π’•π’Šπ’π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’." The feature highlights his inspiring leadership, entrepreneurial journey, and commitment to creating opportunities through landmark initiatives such as the π‘Άπ’π’† π‘·π’‚π’Žπ’‘π’‚π’π’ˆπ’‚ π‘ͺπ’–π’π’Šπ’π’‚π’“π’š π‘ͺ𝒖𝒑 (𝑢𝑷π‘ͺπ‘ͺ) π’‚𝒏𝒅 π’•𝒉𝒆 π‘Άπ’π’† π‘·π’‚π’Žπ’‘π’‚π’π’ˆπ’‚ π‘­π’π’π’… & π‘©π’†π’—π’†π’“π’‚π’ˆπ’† π‘¬π’™π’‘𝒐 (𝑢𝑷𝑭𝑩𝑬𝑿) 2026. More than celebrating a distinguished chef, this issue honors a visionary leader whose passion for culinary excellence, innovation, collaboration, tourism, education, and community development continues to create lasting impact across the industry. 

Congratulations, Chef Felix NiΓ±o T. Asuncion, on being the Cover Personality of π‘«π’†π’”π’•π’Šπ’π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’π’” & π‘«π’Šπ’π’Šπ’π’ˆ: π‘»π’‰π’† π‘·π’“π’†π’Žπ’Šπ’†π’“ π‘»π’“𝒂𝒗𝒆𝒍, π‘―π’π’”π’‘π’Šπ’•π’‚π’π’Šπ’•π’š, π’‚𝒏𝒅 π‘ͺπ’–π’π’Šπ’π’‚π’“π’š π‘΄π’‚π’ˆπ’‚π’›π’Šπ’π’†, π‘½π’π’π’–π’Žπ’† 1, π‘°π’”𝒔𝒖𝒆 2 (π‘±π’–π’π’šβ€“π‘Ίπ’†π’‘π’•π’†π’Žπ’ƒπ’†π’“ 2026). π‘·π’“π’Šπ’π’• π‘°π‘Ίπ‘Ίπ‘΅: 3155-6329; π‘Άπ’π’π’Šπ’π’† π‘°π‘Ίπ‘Ίπ‘΅: 3155-6310 π‘¨π’π’˜π’‚π’šπ’” π‘­π’π’“π’˜π’‚π’“π’…. π‘¨π’π’˜π’‚π’šπ’” π‘°π’π’”π’‘π’Šπ’“π’Šπ’π’ˆ. π‘·π’–π’ƒπ’π’Šπ’”π’‰ π’˜π’Šπ’•𝒉 π’–𝒔! π‘ͺπ’π’Šπ’„π’Œ π’•π’‰π’Šπ’” π’π’Šπ’π’Œ: https://tinyurl.com/DestinationsAndDining 


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