Ilustrado is the Spanish term for "learned". During the 19th century, when a person is an ilustrado, it means to say that he/she is included in the middle class and among the handful few who belong in the Filipino educated class. The Ilustrado Restaurant located in the Walled City does not necessarily mean that it only caters to those elite class even if it already welcomed and hosted several well-traveled and literally elite guests from different parts of the world. As a matter of fact, Ilustrado Restaurant is one of the most marketable wedding venue nowadays.
Last May 28, I was among the lucky and not-so-affluent ones who attended the Inaugural Feast featuring the Malolos Heritage Cuisine at this prime restaurant. History always interests me because I felt that I have lived before hence,my innate strong desire to explore historical places. If some people do not feel like anything old or rustic especially when it comes to places then I am quite different from them as I tend to read and learn more. I thought my history classes in high school were too boring to learn but since I've been to several different places and met tons of different people, my insights grew better and deeper. Ergo, having been invited at this event especially at the historic core of Manila placed great value to me. I sincerely enjoyed every minute of being in a fine dining restaurant set within a garden. Too bad it was raining a bit outside so we did not get a chance to photo shoot its vast exterior.
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