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Who was Margarita Fores? Celebrity chef, 65, found dead in Hong Kong hotel
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Who was Margarita Fores? Celebrity chef, 65, found dead in Hong Kong hotel

Who was Margarita Fores? Celebrity chef, 65, found dead in Hong Kong hotel
Source: The Standard
Published: Feb, 12 2025 13:12

Celebrity chef Margarita Forés has died at the age of 65, her family confirmed in a post to Instagram on Tuesday. The Filipino restauranteur was discovered unresponsive in her Hong Kong hotel room after missing a lunch meeting, the Manila Standard reported. Her cause of death has not yet been determined. Fores’s son, Amado Forés, wrote on Instagram: “Dear Friends and Family, It is with a heavy heart that I share the sudden passing of my Mom, Margarita A. Forés.

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