As the director of culinary operations at Sofitel Philippine Plaza, chef Bettina Arguelles mainly curates events, menu concepts and recipe development for Spiral, Snaps Sports Bar, Le Bar, Cocos plus all hotel operations from banquet to in-room dining. She is the first Filipina to ever hold the position of executive chef, not only in a prime ACCOR property, but in any five-star hotel in the country. Before making her way home to the Philippines chef Arguelles made a name for herself building a highly successful and decorated career in Singapore where she acted as executive chef of Intercontinental Singapore Robertson Quay and earned the recognition of Chef of the Year 2019 by the World Gourmet Awards. Prior to that, she honed her culinary skills in the Fullerton Hotel, Resorts World Sentosa, Wayne Nish’s Privé, and Daniel Boulud’s db Bistro Moderne in Marina Bay Sands and New York.