Afrique's: Savoring the taste of success
By Kathy M. Villalon from SUNSTAR ILOILO
WITH just P2,000 as starting capital, Miguel Jardeleza Cordova started a pizza and pasta restaurant that became the talk of the town, Afrique's.
Photos courtesy of CASA BALUARTE
"After I finished Mass Communications at the West Visayas State University, my parents gave me a graduation gift, and that is the construction of what used to be their bedroom and my childhood room to become a restaurant," Miguel relates. "On the opening of Afriques in July 6, 2002, I accepted a catering job for my cousin's children's party. The income I got from this job, which is P2,000, was what I used to buy my ingredients for my first menu which was served to family, friends and neighbors who attended the opening that evening. My first menu consisted of Oriental pizza and French fries. That time, our Oriental pizza had nuts on it, which we later removed because some clients did not like the taste." MORE...