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At The Food Agency, we’re guided by a simple belief: that Filipino hospitality, when expressed with purpose and precision, can create world-class experiences.
With over 20+ years experience in the hotel and restaurant industry, we can help you at every stage of your food and hospitality business journey.
She enlisted The Food Agency, a boutique agency that specializes in creating restaurant and hospitality concepts and helping clients execute ideas from start to finish, to tie loose ends together.
The Food Agency has worked with 285 properties and opened 160 restaurants since opening in 2009. But this second quarter of 2022 has been their busiest yet.
“A new generation of restaurateurs are here and they’re so different. They’re eager, they’re involved, they’re informed. They’re very enthusiastic and it’s giving life to our F&B industry
"Creating a restaurant is not like a production line where you can create a mold and produce it and it does it automatically. A restaurant is like a performance every single day. There are so many moving pieces,” Cyrus Cruz Food Agency
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Indoor café or restaurant with a tufted leather sofa, a table with glasses and a napkin holder, and a decorative partition wall made of metal frames, mesh, and wood panels. Green foliage is visible above the partition, and warm light fixtures hang fr
A black bowl with macaroni and cheese topped with poached eggs, slices of bacon, and sprinkled with chopped herbs, held in a person's hand.
A hand holding a burger with fried chicken, lettuce, pineapple, and a slice of pickle, wrapped in paper with the word 'YAOI' printed on it. In the background, there are French fries in a paper container.
A man wearing a white head covering and a black T-shirt with the words 'FALAFEL YO!' is chopping vegetables in a kitchen or food preparation area.
Black seafood Cocktails on a white plate, garnished with greens and toothpicks.
A person standing in a cafe or restaurant, writing on a chalkboard menu on the wall.
Creamy pasta with bacon, topped with a fried egg, served with a slice of bread on the side in a bowl.
Interior of a room with a wall that has large black letters spelling 'TWO BOTTLES?' on a gray concrete wall. In front of the wall, there is a round wooden barrel used as a table with a yellow cup, a small toy yellow bus, and some small decorative ite
Four cans of Darth Vader-themed e-liquids with black caps and labels featuring Darth Vader, a lightsaber, and the text "DARK AURDER" and "ELIAS".
A bartender preparing a drink at a bar counter, pouring a bottle into a shaker, with various bar tools and bottles in the background.
Two glasses with iced drinks garnished with edible flowers and herbs, on a dark surface.
A roasted pork chop with a crispy crust, topped with pickles and parsley, served on a white plate. Accompanying side dishes include rice, and four small bowls of sauces or condiments on a wooden board.
Interior of a cafe or restaurant with a tropical-themed wallpaper featuring large green leaves. There are three wooden chairs with woven backs and orange cushions, and hanging pendant lights with wooden slats above the seating area.
A large skillet filled with cooked rice, diced chicken, chorizo sausage slices, chopped green onions, and slices of boiled egg on top.
A bowl of ramen with soft boiled egg, sliced pork, seaweed, green onions, and black paste on top, with tempura in the background, on a wooden table.
A slice of caramel apple cheesecake topped with walnut caramel, on a fork over a caramel walnut dessert in a paper-lined tray.
Two eggs Benedict with bacon on a bed of greens and vegetables on a black plate, with a cup of coffee on a saucer in the background on a wooden table.
Stacked corned beef and cabbage Reuben sandwiches on a wooden board, with some condiments and pickles in the background.
Interior of a stylish café with a wooden dining table and tan chairs, large wicker pendant lights hanging from a coffered ceiling, a potted plant on a round wooden table, patterned floor tiles, and a staircase in the background.
Grilled chicken thigh served with purple rice and garnished with chopped green herbs on a white plate.