Getting to know Ron

Ron Bilaro is a successful personal chef and event organizer currently based in Chicago. His growing list of clientele includes prominent families and corporations in the windy city and the west coast. He is a contributing writer in the Sunday Home and Garden section of the highly respected Chicago Tribune.

Bilaro was born and raised in the Philippines. His family immigrated to the United States when he was in his teens. He started working as a flight attendant but after 9/11, he wound up as one of the most successful graduates of the Le Cordon Bleu program of The Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago.

Aside from hosting LPS, Bilaro is also currently one of the celebrity friends of the Ronald McDonald House Charities which promotes the welfare of children around the world and he is also in the process of writing a heart healthy book with prominent Chicago cardiologist Dr. Annabelle Santos Volgman.

Production Team

Executive Producer

Rome Roque Nichols is an independent producer and freelance journalist. She worked as an executive producer for current affairs programs in the Philippines’ largest TV network, ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp. She finished BA Broadcasting at the University of the Philippines and MA Communications at the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Director, Editor & Chief Videographer

Leo Pepito Jr put up his own production company, Second Films Inc., shortly after he graduated from the Media Studies program of DePaul University in Chicago. He has a growing portfolio of music videos, commercials, and corporate videos.

Assistant Editor/ Assistant Cameraman

Gary Pepito IV is currently a student at the University of Chicago pursuing a nursing degree. He is also a videographer/ editor for Second Films, Inc where he shows a lot of his talents through media.

Director Of Photography

Glen Abog is a Chicago based photographer. His work includes architecture, lifestyle, weddings, travel, and fashion editorials.

Account Executive

Donna Reyes is a marketing communications professional and has worked with various corporations in the fields of broadcasting, public relations, real estate and health care. She is a dedicated volunteer of Gawad Kalinga, serving as the Communications Director for the North Central Region. Donna is a Communication Arts graduate of Miriam College in the Philippines.

Field Reporter

Janette Victorio is currently a student at Columbia College in Chicago studying communications.

Co-Host/ Voice-Over Talent

Kenneth Cutamora is a graphic designer by profession who graduated at the Columbia College in Chicago

Talent Coordinator

Kristina Mallorca is an accomplished project manager/ coordinator who has worked with clients within the Fortune 500.

Production Staff

Christopher Dao

Leo Pepito III

Shafeeg Karadsheh

Sales Agents

Debbie Lozare