At Josh Boutwood’s Ember, New Fired-Up Dishes and a Few Familiar Favorites

Headroom was featured on Nolisoli.ph in the article “At Josh Boutwood’s Ember, New Fired-Up Dishes and a Few Familiar Favorites,” which spotlighted the debut of Ember at Greenbelt 3, Makati—Boutwood’s latest culinary venture. The piece frames Ember as a “sophisticated evolution of Savage,” prioritizing exquisite ingredients and a more delicate cooking method over flamboyance or complexity.

The design elements reflect the restaurant’s bold yet refined ethos: modernist touches like terrazzo flooring, an olive-metal staircase leading to a cozy mezzanine, and a curved stainless-steel overhead detail hovering like a UFO. Complementing the design is Ember’s open-fire philosophy adapted into multiple techniques—convection ovens, stove hearths, and a smoker—creating a culinary theater where texture, aroma, and simplicity unit.

Read the full feature here: Nolisoli.ph – At Josh Boutwood’s Ember, New Fired-Up Dishes and a Few Familiar Favorites