How Taipei’s Chatime came to Manila
Whatever it is, the bubble milk tea business is raking in big bucks, and Chatime intends to prove that it’s not just a fad, but something that will last.
April 26, 2012
Whatever it is, the bubble milk tea business is raking in big bucks, and Chatime intends to prove that it’s not just a fad, but something that will last.
Succulent ham is a Christmas staple, but one can serve it even on “off-peak” season like summer.
Puey Quiñones will go down in my book as the first person to succeed in making me eat Bicol express. And bopis.
After so much rich, creamy, fusion food, we thought we’d seek some light, simple dishes that satisfy. In other words, comfort food.
“Vegetable eaters!” That’s how Lebanese are called according to Claudia Roden, author of “A New Book of Middle Eastern Cuisine” (Penguin Books, 1985).
The Breakfast Store is a welcome addition to the list of “hip” concept outlets. One might not even take notice of it, as it subtly blends in among a row of other small food establishments.
My first exposure on TV was on my mom’s cooking show “Let’s Cook with Nora.” I was about 10 years old when I first accompanied her to ABS-CBN, which was then along Roxas Boulevard, to do her live cooking show.
The most engaging new Italian restaurant that I’ve been returning to lately is My Kitchen, which is located off Paco Park in Manila. I mention this fact at the top of the article because those who are unwilling to travel outside the Makati-Ortigas axis or who are looking for a stylish new restaurant for a dinner date can stop reading here.
One of my all-time favorite comfort foods is brownies. All’s right with the world, it seems to me, whenever I see a pan of brownies on the kitchen counter. After all, if there’s flour, sugar, butter, chocolate and eggs with which to bake some brownies, things can’t be all that bad; most likely things are going merrily well. As Martha Stewart would say, it’s a good thing.
It’s a common misconception that losing weight is all about getting rid of carbs, skipping meals, and giving up so many favorite foods deemed fattening and unhealthy.
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