Chef Marcello Spadone speaks no English, but that didn’t matter. He let his cooking do the talking. Of course, the other information had to be supplied by someone else, and the man who brought him here, sales director Rodrigo Redmont of Talamonti Winery, spoke excellent English.
When my favorite little girl, Brielle Oreta turned 7 at the Polo Club’s Last Chukker, four things struck me: How her mom Maiki whimsically decorated and transformed the venue into a barn; how good the Polo Club food was that afternoon; how I only found out that day that my favorite baker Juda Liu (who bakes the softest sponge cake) makes her marshmallow frosted cupcakes in a multitude of bright colors (perfect for children’s parties) and not solely in marshmallow white, as I previously thought; and, last but not least, how well Mr. and Ms Quinto Oreta picked their magician.
Claude Tayag sees himself as a food missionary, hoping to convert people at home and abroad to the secret cuisine wonders of the Philippines.
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.
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