British-born Filipino chef, entrepreneur, and founder of Turo Turo, Rex De Guzman has spent the last decade championing and popularising Filipino cuisine in the UK.

 

After leaving his role at Gordon Ramsay’s Maze in Mayfair, he launched Turo Turo in 2018 as a Filipino street food concept with KERB, later catering for brands including Amazon, Adidas, Channel 4, and WeWork.

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In 2019, Rex won Southern Champion at the British Street Food Awards, later securing Best Vegetarian Dish at the UK National Finals. In 2022, he appeared on Channel 4’s The Great Cookbook Challenge with Jamie Oliver, where he reached the grand finals of the competition.

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Today, Rex leads Turo Turo’s restaurant operations in London, is the co-founder of Taste Philippines CIC, and is set to release his debut cookbook, Kamayan, published by Michael Joseph Penguin, in July 2026.