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MANILA, Philippines – The modest dampa dining experience is going upscale.
Professional chef Oliver “Oli” Buenviaje is bringing the popular and beloved Filipino seafood culinary concept to the Gateway Mall, the premium lifestyle and shopping destination at Araneta City in Cubao, Quezon City.
Set to open sometime next month at the Gateway Mall 2, Seafood 8 by Olio’s promises to elevate dampa dining to fit the posher venue without diminishing the pleasure of fresh seafood cooked at the simplest and most basic way.
The term dampa, which gives this dining concept its name, refers to the humble traditional Filipino home that is usually made of indigenous light materials, like bamboo. Thus, the term suggests that dampa cooking only utilizes the most basic cooking methods, as well as only the must-have ingredients in typical Filipino homes.
