“I love bagnet. My triglycerides will tell you that,” restaurateur Sandee Masigan said with a laugh.
It’s difficult these days to take a photograph of Paoay Church by itself. There will always be tourists and cars on the street fronting it, blocking your view no matter the time of day.
Mitos Benitez Yñiguez is a whirlwind disguised as a person. When we met in October last year, she said she was opening a café with a fantastic view. I had thought it would take some time for it to push through. But she opened Café Adriana at Outlook Ridge in Baguio a month after.
When we were younger, we would spend Christmas and the summer holidays in my mother’s hometown of Laoag, Ilocos Norte....
There’s nothing that can’t be enlivened by a garnish of parsley. That, at least, seems to be the opinion of the chefs at Bistro Pamana, an energetic little place in the heart of low-rise buildings at the Makati central business district.
When work is like play, you know you are blessed.
I have the utmost respect for Nick Rodriguez of Bistro Candon. His love for his hometown and passion for his craft make me even prouder to be Ilocana.
“Country Cooking” is a Thursday Food column we’re running today in time for the long weekend, to guide traveling foodies.
