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Your Local

Posted on November 22, 2015 by

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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A visit to Champagne house Vranken-Pommery

Posted on August 1, 2014 by

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 →

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Miguel Pacheco’s Open Kitchen by 48 Concepts at Kapitolyo

Posted on May 6, 2014 by

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 →

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Food for the soul: Cafe at the Pinto Art Museum Antipolo

Posted on October 13, 2013 by

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 →

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Trixie’s Little Pantry Cafe

Posted on October 4, 2013 by

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 →

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No to Pork !

Posted on August 26, 2013 by

This a protest not to eat pork but to scrap the “pork barrel”. The mechanism is used as a means of corruption by politicians in the Philippines. Here are images of the event that happened at Luneta park today.  This … Continue reading →

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Chef Kannan’s Oliva Bistro Café

Posted on September 22, 2012 by

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 →

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