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| OverviewJosephine as one of the Philippine's Fine Dining Restaurants shares a colorful heritage with the place where it found its home,the historic town of Kawit in Cavite. |
| Josephine Restaurant shares
a colorful heritage with the place where it found its
home,the historic town of Kawit in Cavite. |
| The rich and flavorful gastronomic
history started in 1966, when owner Alfonso “Ponso”
Sarayba, Sr. opened the very first Josephine Restaurant.
This was a significant move, considering that his original
vision was to reclaim the whole eight-hectare fishpond
property he acquired and set up a housing project. During
the sixties, land reclamation of this size was rare, and
many thought the man out of his wits. |
| While the housing (subdivision)
project was on-going, the idea of opening an eatery came
about as the workers were making good use of the fishpond’s
resources for their meals. Ponso’s business acumen
responded, and he soon had a restaurant of wood and nipa
constructed in the middle of a large and yet unreclaimed
area of the fishpond. He named the restaurant after his
wife, Josephine. |
 December
22, 1966 saw the birth of the first Josephine Restaurant.
Dining on seafood dishes, breathing-in fresh country air,
and gazing at the tranquil fishpond waters was truly a
novel experience for Manila’s city folks and their
foreign guests. It was only a matter of time when the
restaurant became immensely popular.
With the success it enjoyed, Josephine Restaurant became
the family’s main business. Josie supervised the
preparation of dishes and passed on her culinary genius
to the growing number of cooks and kitchen aides; as her
eldest daughter, Anita, took the reins of responsibility
for operating the restaurant.
A resort was opened in May 1967 on the opposite side of
the fishpond property to complement the Josephine Restaurant.
Headed by Ponso’s eldest son, Eduardo, the family
members contributed their equal share of skills and talents
to make Josephine Resort one of the finest non-beach resorts
outside of Manila. |
| The family had contributed two
main attractions to the town’s tourism efforts.
The restaurant-resort complex attracted local and foreign
tourists, as well as schoolchildren who, after completing
their educational trip to the historical Aguinaldo Shrine,
would eagerly line-up for their share of experience in
boating, horseback riding, swimming, bowling, and skating. |
| Such good food could not be
contained in only one place. It was inevitable that Josephine
Restaurant had branches opening in different locations
in the Metropolis: Cubao in 1972, Baclaran in 1973, Pasay
in 1976, Makati in 1979, Greenhills in 1986 and Tagaytay
in 1995. |
| Josephine Restaurant in Kawit,
Cavite, still gracefully adorns the fishpond waters which
the family has carefully preserved as part of their family’s
heritage. She sits as the grand dame of all the Josephine
Restaurants, proudly reminding all of the richness provided
by nature’s resources, when preserved and cared
for. |
| The memories created by many
a family and political gatherings make Josephine Restaurant
a rich heritage of good food and great experiences, a
treasure trove for every Caviteño to share. |
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 The
logo “Josephine” is inspired by the handwriting
of Josie. Taking her writing strokes to stand for the
company symbolizes Josie’s guidance in keeping every
stomach full and every soul satisfied. |
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