EXCLUSIVE: Happy Ongpauco-Tiu shares tips to be a girl boss
Happy Ongpauco-Tiu is a true girl boss that women aspire to be.
For 20 years, the woman behind the Happy Concept Group is consistent in serving up some of the best dishes in her restaurants that are situated in different parts of the Philippines.
Happy grew up in the famous Ongpauco household, who gave birth to Filipino restaurants such as Barrio Fiesta, Bakahan at Manukan, Singing Cooks and Waiters Atbp. and Isdaan.
According to Happy, her desire to give the Filipinos the best dishes started from her family's love for food--cooking it and eating it.
Now she owns restaurants such as World Topps, Bento Box, Hawaiian BBQ, Pamana, Tsokolateria, and I Love Backyard BBQ Grill. Happy also started a bespoke catering service called Private Dining by Happy Concept Group.
According to Happy, being a girl boss is all about the perseverance to achieve personal goals. With that, she sent a message to inspire women to be girl bosses in their own ways.
“I just want to do a shout out to all the women out there that, we're better than the men when we want to be. It all depends on our train of thought.”
To some people, food preparation can be intimidating. The Culinary Institute of America graduate generously shared a tip to people who are afraid to try cooking. She said it's easy as it can start from having the desire and dedication to learn.
“The beauty of cooking is there is no right or wrong unlike in baking,” she revealed during the Knorr Kitchen Test in Greenbelt, Makati.
Happy reveals she favors cooking than baking as it can be modified depending on your taste buds.
She told GMANetwork.com, “With baking everything is precise, in cooking it's all about the taste. You just have to follow your instinct and your taste buds when you're cooking. If it's too salty for you, you can just add ingredients to lessen the saltiness.”