Abigail “Abi” Marquez, widely known as the “Lumpia Queen,” recently caught Gordon Ramsay’s attention with a viral TikTok video where she reimagined crab cakes by wrapping them in lumpia. Ramsay, impressed by Abi’s creativity, left a fiery comment challenging her to put a Filipino twist on his iconic Beef Wellington using lumpia wrappers.
Shocked at being noticed by the renowned chef, Marquez took to her Facebook page to share the viral moment and wrote: “GORDON 👏 RAMSAY 👏 IN 👏 LUMPIA 👏 WRAPPER 👏 WE FREAKIN DID IT GUYS!!!!!!! 😭😭😭😭😭 LUMPIA WORLD DOMINATION 😭😭😭😭😭 ANONG IREREPLY KO HUHUHU.”
Gordon Ramsay recently arrived in the Philippines to personally surprise customers of Gordon Ramsay Bar & Grill. The restaurant officially launched on August 31, 2024, at Newport World Resorts in Pasay City.
A renowned British celebrity chef, restaurateur, and television personality, Ramsay is best known for hit reality shows like Hell’s Kitchen and Kitchen Nightmares. Over the course of his illustrious career, the 58-year-old chef has earned an impressive 17 Michelin stars across his global restaurant empire, solidifying his status as one of the world’s most influential and celebrated culinary figures.
