Heny Sison is known hereabouts as a maker of fabulous wedding cakes. But at her cooking school in Waltermart Makati, we were surprised to find out that she teaches a variety of cuisines too. That's how I found myself one Sunday sitting in her class for some lessons in Japanese cooking. In the agenda were such Japanese delights as temaki-zushi (do-it-yourself rolls), rolled omelette, beef gyudon with a separate recipe for the accompanying sweet-vinegared ginger (shoga no amazu-zuke), and green tea or macha jelly.I must say nothing beats the Japanese cooking class we ... Continue Reading...

The past week had me longing for the decadent pleasure of deep-fried pork. I eat chicken or fish most of the time and I get moments of breaking the rules, such as when lechon with its golden crispy is served at work for somebody's birthday, or a tempting picture of tonkatsu rice topping stares at me in a Japanese restaurant..I simply can't resist! And this was what happened while I was strolling through the bayside restaurant row in Mall of Asia called San Miguel by the Bay (nice view , pungent smell from the bay, ewwwe). I had just come from the gym a few walks ... Continue Reading...

Am I glad none of my friends told me to eat at Pepper Lunch in Singapore. I've really had enough of Pepper talk awready. I honestly think the blog is more entertaining than the food :P We got to eat at No Signboard Seafood resto instead. It was good that their branch in the Esplanade Mall was just a short walk from my hotel. Every implanted Pinoy in Singapore recommends tasting their crabs which is heavenly. We ordered the one in chili sauce which didn't taste so spicy but looked like it had been mixed to perfection with some egg sauce or such. No Signboard is so ... Continue Reading...