Many of my fellow diners have had to patiently listen—often in mid-morsel—while I belabored the fact that I love the spicy dish but couldn’t handle how it set my mouth on fire. On a week I spent in the ancient city of Lahore in Pakistan, I had many occasions to explain this point—in between hasty gulps of water.
Now that the Christmas season is in full swing, lots of candy canes are for sale in supermarkets and, sometimes, even in bookstores. Having outgrown my childhood fondness for these colorful, peppermint treats, I’ve found other uses for them that are more suitable for grown-ups. Here are some suggestions to make the most of this season’s candy canes.
Christmas is a time for good food, and, of course, great ham. For celebrity moms Barbie Almalbis-Honasan, Suzi Entrata-Abrera and Danica Sotto-Pingris, the Noche Buena ham is festive food that delights both kids and adults in their families.
When this diner walked into a Japanese restaurant in the Mall of Asia (MOA) on Diokno Boulevard recently, little did we know that the restaurant belongs to the same chain where we had a good lunch in Cebu three weeks ago. As such, both specialize in Yakiniku (grilled meat), cooked on a griddle over charcoal.
Well, there’s no getting away from the season of giving. So, if you’re looking for a perfect holiday gift for your foodie friends, grab these lip-smacking food books and they will thank you no end.
In a previous column, I suggested that Capiz is only 45 minutes away by plane and that perhaps one can fly there in the morning, enjoy the local dishes in this seafood capital of the country, the diwal and oysters, for instance, and then go back on the last flight.
With 10 days left till Christmas, here are my holiday finds to enjoy or to give as gifts.
It’s that time of year again when one faces a happy problem—what to give the people you love. Go ahead, feed them with love and lechon. Pamper them with praises and paella.
“Valentine’s Day” is a movie about how various people experience love in different ways. One movie with different short stories to tell. It was from here that I got the idea to share my various experiences in different dining places.
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