WATCH: This Former Government Employee Started a Private-Dining Concept From His Home

(SPOT.ph) In 2015, after leaving a government consultancy job, Mark Dee started a food delivery business before the rise of on-demand delivery apps. The business transitioned towards events catering but was disrupted by the Taal volcano eruption and the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, leading to its closure. It wasn't long before he started cooking extensively in his home kitchen, eventually inspiring the launch of a private dining concept named after his daughter, Mireia.

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Know more about the food courses served by chef-owner Mark Dee at Mireia Dining in Makati City:

Mireia Dining's concept focuses on flavorful dishes using quality raw ingredients. Signature dishes include Oyster Tacos with a scallion pancake and XO sauce, Iberico Katsu Sando with black garlic butter, a Trout Tartlet with cured trout and ponzu sauce, Miso-cured Scallops with fermented leeks and clam broth sauce, Squid Ink Bucatini with crab and yuzu kosho, Beef Oxtail with truffle pomme puree and Madeira wine reduction, Chocolate Fondant with caramel sauce and vanilla gelato, and homemade Milk and Cookies paired with homemade horchata to conclude the tasting menu. The cooking philosophy emphasizes dishes packed with flavor, building around high-quality core ingredients.

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