It is like Zen,” chef Jereme Leung told the class of enthusiastic food writers gathered in one of the kitchens of Conrad Manila. “You must be focused and there must be silence.”
Yogis, prepare yourselves for a different kind of ‘Zen’.
Every Saturday, a small group of women meets in a home in Greenmeadows, Quezon City, to compose asymmetrical lines from an array of natural materials, unifying them into one organic whole.
“The lights by the corner (on Makati Avenue) are pink and our food is Asian, hence the panda,” explained the waitress when I asked why the restaurant is called Pink Panda. Actually, the lights are red, hence the term “red light district.”