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Your Local
It’s been a month since I returned to the corporate world as a chef at a large food conglomerate. I have always been an advocate of the slow food movement and constantly preach about the farm-to-table philosophy. Today I visited … Continue reading
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Tagged Mariel Argaan, Nico Junio, Your Local Makati
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A visit to Champagne house Vranken-Pommery
June 2014. Our class visits the large Champagne house of Vranken-Pommery in Reims. It was founded in 1858 and owes much of its success to the widow Madame Louise Pommery. The cellars are 100 feet or exactly 116 steps below … Continue reading
Posted in alumni, France, travel, wine
Tagged champagne wine house tours, Vranken-Pommery tour
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Miguel Pacheco’s Open Kitchen by 48 Concepts at Kapitolyo
Carlos Miguel Pacheco is definitely an up-and-coming chef. His restaurant in Kapitolyo Pasig is called Open Kitchen by 48 Concepts. I remember Miguel at DLS-CSB SHRIM as a culinary student who loved to rap and sing. I mean he would … Continue reading
Food for the soul: Cafe at the Pinto Art Museum Antipolo
The Sunday afternoon drive up to Antipolo City turned out to be a pleasant surprise! We found the Pinto Art Museum (PAM) and Cafe located in a sprawling property called Silangan Gardens. It was a wonderful escape to be surrounded … Continue reading
Trixie’s Little Pantry Cafe
Iskrambol or Ice Scramble is a Filipino street food slush made of shaved ice, evaporated milk, flavorings, powdered milk, chocolate syrup and marshmallow toppings. Alumna Chef Trixie Hafalla-Ibanez serves a gourmet version of Ice Scramble in her restaurant the Little … Continue reading
Chef Kannan’s Oliva Bistro Café
One fine day, we braved the Manila traffic to visit our former colleague Chef Kannan Jayaprakash Sreedevi at his new restaurant Oliva Bistro Café . It was quite a drive to get to Visayas Avenue but a promise to dine in … Continue reading