14,747 meals and 3,710 relief packages, mostly from youth volunteers–’bayanihan’ is alive
Last week’s floods, which left over 60 dead and some 384,000 people in evacuation centers, became our collective trauma.
August 16, 2012
Last week’s floods, which left over 60 dead and some 384,000 people in evacuation centers, became our collective trauma.
Several years ago, in a supermarket somewhere in upstate New York, someone served me a completely meat-free hamburger. It was a Portobello mushroom burger and, though it contained no beef whatsoever, it was meaty and substantial, with a hefty taste that could rival that of any beef.
The Molito Mall in Alabang, Muntinlupa, is fast teeming with restaurants offering different cuisines. In the highly populous Cubao, Quezon City, a part of a long-existing Italian restaurant chain has remained extremely popular.
What is the difference between a café, a bistro and a restaurant? I’ve heard that these days it’s fashionable to mix it all up, like the unfathomable dress code of “smart casual.”
Super Bowl of China marks its 12th-year anniversary with a promo. Until Aug. 31, diners can enjoy double servings of dim sum for the price of one or opt for a 50-percent discount on a single order of dim sum.
A tour of Ho Chi Minh with chef Bobby Chinn was on the second day of our schedule.
Crocheted doilies, coasters, goblet slip-ons, glass holders, pretty scallop-edged linen placemats, mug and pitcher covers—these are just some of the things Krinoche makes.
Switzerland makes some of the world’s best chocolates, and it has the highest per capita rate of chocolate consumption worldwide. It’s also the 10th most peaceful country in the world. Does it follow, then, that chocolate is the key to world peace?
It was the wedding anniversary of my in-laws, architect Toti and Maribel Mendoza. Our destination? Singapore!
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