Jason Atherton to open a resto in Cebu

Good news for those who love to eat real good food. Why? Because Jason Atherton, well-known chef of London, will open his first restaurant in the Philippines. Yes, in Cebu! And Carla Yeung McKowen and husband Chris are partnering with Chef Jason to open their restaurant here at the newly-inaugurated MSY Tower I at the Cebu Business Park, Ayala. Oh, we're all agog to have this newsbit!

Jason Atherton has 3 Michelin-starred restaurants in London, not to mention he started working alongside great chefs including Pierre Koffman, Marco Pierre White, Nico Ladenis and Fernan Adria at el Bulli before joining Gordon Ramsay Group in 2001. After launching Maze in London and overseeing the opening of five more Maze restaurants globally, Jason left Gordon Ramsay Holdings to launch his own restaurant group - The Social Company.

Jason is married to a Cebuana, Irha Atherton. The restaurant in Cebu is expected to open on June 17, this year.

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The Philippine Society of Ultrasound in Clinical Medicine, Inc. (PSUCMI) Board of Directors had its induction of officers last March 11. Inducted officers were Dr. Leopoldo M. Abad - President; Dr. Bee Giok Tan-Sales - Vice President; Dr. Patricia Cecilia Martinez - Secretary; Dr. Milicent Tan-Ong - Treasurer; Dr. Rodney Fernan - Auditor (Immediate Past President); Dr. Warfe T. Engracia - Public Relations Officer. Board of Directors: Dr. Corazon Y. Almirante (Founder President of PSUCMI), Dr. Robert Chan, Dr. Amaryllis Digna Yazon (Past President), Dr. Dorita P. Evangelista (Past President), Adviser.

On the other hand, Dr. Warfe Engracia was given a Plaque of Appreciation by the Rotary Club of Mactan for the support he extended during the Vocational Training Team Seminar Training Mission held last March 28 at the Sacred Heart Hospital along Urgello Street, Cebu City.