Filipino student’s lamb-dish creation wins gold at Hong Kong culinary tilt
By Vangie Baga-Reyes
He failed to drizzle the lemon chantilly onto the lamb because he only had a minute to plate the dish before a group of foreign judges.
He failed to drizzle the lemon chantilly onto the lamb because he only had a minute to plate the dish before a group of foreign judges.
Thirty years after breaking into the culinary scene and becoming a renowned chef and restaurateur, Jessie Sincioco shows no plans of slowing down. On Friday, Feb. 8, lucky guests who were able to book a table at Chef Jessie’s at the Amorsolo Tower in Rockwell, Makati City, can feast on selections of her a la carte menu at 50 percent off.
Even before the Kasambahay Bill became law, Diamond Hotel Philippines, in partnership with the Punlaan School, has been trying to uplift the lives of household helpers.
The Hotel and Restaurant Association of the Philippines (HRAP) will host the 28th edition of Chefs on Parade (COP) at the SMX Convention Center from Feb. 28 to March 3. At the recent launch at Resorts World Manila’s Passion Restaurant, COP 2013 is set to be the grandest yet. Celebrity master chefs have confirmed their attendance and there will be more attractions packed into the four-day extravaganza.
“We need to establish Filipino restaurants abroad,” observers note. “In major cities there is always a Chinese, Indian, French, Japanese restaurant—but no Filipino restaurants!”
There’s no denying that the province of Pampanga is known for its delectable dishes. But in the city of San Fernando, apart from exciting culinary fare, affordable fashion and the province’s vibrant culture are taking center stage.
“In Quezon, you’ll go nuts with coconuts,” says our tour guide, Tina Diasanta-Decal, who operates Kulinarya Tagala, a food and culture tour of southern Tagalog (Laguna, Quezon and Batangas).
Man Wah at the Mandarin Oriental, 5 Connaught Rd., Central, Hong Kong (tel. 852-25220111); Din Tai Fung, G/F, 68 Yee Woo St., Causeway Bay (tel. 852-31608998); Dim Dim Sum Dimsum Specialty Store, 21-23 Man Ying St., Jordan (tel. 852-27717766), open daily, 10:30 a.m.-1 a.m.
The Center for Culinary Arts or CCA has produced quite a lot of successful chefs in its 15 years of existence. It has given diplomas to 5,000 industry practitioners, 2,000 offshore chefs, 800 restaurateurs and 10 celebrity chefs—and that is just scratching the surface.
For cooking beginners, I was told the best way is baking. Everything is exact—the amount of ingredients, the time of cooking, the temperature required.
To mark my in-laws’ golden wedding anniversary, we brainstormed on where to go and celebrate.
-01-FA.jpg)