D'Andre Balaoing

Pastry Chef 🍭The sweetest kid that Gordon Ramsay has ever yelled at 🗣Ugly crier on MasterChef S6. He/They.

[D'Andre Balaoing @dandre_balaoing]

This is a casual reminder that someone I idolized in my industry, once told me (and the world) that I was terrible at cooking, and should “do something else”. Pinning this to look back on and laugh later, once I’ve made it and proved him wrong. 🔥

[D'Andre Balaoing @dandre_balaoing]

@SerebiiNet Good luck trainers! Let me know if you need help evolving your new Finizen pals or completing your dex!

[valpal @cheet0_dust]

Idk who needs to hear this but you need to sharpen your knives. You deserve to know what it feels like to slice through a tomato without effort or pushing down

[Cookie Monster @MeCookieMonster]

Ice cream truck passed by today. Why there no cookie trucks? Could be new business opportunity!

[D'Andre Balaoing @dandre_balaoing]

@55mmbae Heartburn

[D'Andre Balaoing @dandre_balaoing]

@chefsymon Yep. I wished audiences also knew how different being a “good chef” and “being good at competing on a show”, are.

[D'Andre Balaoing @dandre_balaoing]

Getting there.

[D'Andre Balaoing @dandre_balaoing]

@GravityBalmain I guess all of this is to say, that asking for what you’re worth is a skill. It takes practice, and you absolutely deserve the opportunity(ies) to do so. It’s uncomfortable, and really shouldn’t be.

[D'Andre Balaoing @dandre_balaoing]

@GravityBalmain FACTS. Sometimes it still blows my mind— the disconnect between the value of your craft to others (especially after showcasing it on a wide platform), and wanting to self-aggrandize our worth to ourselves... all while still struggling with self-esteem.

[D'Andre Balaoing @dandre_balaoing]

R&D incoming: Caramel-Gilles Sourdough Chocolate chunk cookies! Lessons were learned: younger sourdough levain is a must, frozen caramel bursts through the cookie, and less-than-perfect is still damned delicious. 🍪🍫🐽

[D'Andre Balaoing @dandre_balaoing]

James Beard > Michelin

[Sam Adams @SamuelAAdams]

“Cancel culture” is the new “virtue signalling” in that the instant someone says it you can stop listening to them

[Vital Vegas @VitalVegas]

Top five things we don't talk about in Las Vegas:
1. Allowing highly-intoxicated people to gamble.
2. #MeToo.
3. Comped drink liquor brand swapping.
4. Hotel room deaths.
5. The duplicate "Pawn Stars" set.

[D'Andre Balaoing @dandre_balaoing]

All cakes should be double barrel. I mean, this red velvet is giving me ✨drama✨

[D'Andre Balaoing @dandre_balaoing]

@chrissyteigen Arrested development > Schitt’s Creek

[D'Andre Balaoing @dandre_balaoing]

@WolfeyGlick The competitive meta is best without a nationaldex.

[Alejandro Lazo @AlejandroLazo]

Took us six months, but we have our motto, 2020.

[D'Andre Balaoing @dandre_balaoing]

@shyannelindsay How long are you here? Would love to have you and yours at the restaurant! Gotta let me repay you for the way you truly brought it to the runway EVERY week. 💜

[D'Andre Balaoing @dandre_balaoing]

Very like me to wake up in a panic attack, thinking I burnt these ribs I’m smoking. 🍖 sleeping with the grill on is a real gamble.

[D'Andre Balaoing @dandre_balaoing]

@TheTedAllen Receipts. We want to see them.