2015 for me was about going back to the basics. The number of restaurants opening in Manila became so dizzying that I lost track anymore. It seems people became so obsessed with knowing what's hot and what the latest food trends are that the essence of appreciating food as it is got sidelined in the equation. In my case, it was about eating healthier and going back to the basics as I mentioned earlier. Food without the fuss but still good! ....which brings me to The Farm Organics. I know it's kinda late but I only discovered this place during a Megaworld food tour ... Continue Reading...
Mario’s special menu for the holidays
There's no place like the enduring Mario's restaurant to celebrate the bounty of the holiday season. Its menu evokes indulgence and satisfaction in culinary delights. Mario's lays out the red carpet for its diners by offering time-honored favorites to grace every family's festive table like the Paella Valenciana with its generous mixture of seafood, chicken, pork and sausage - There's also tender, melt-in-the-mouth prime rib, chicken galantina and even roast turkey with a choice of American or Spanish-style stuffing. (all photos courtesy of Mario's) Not to ... Continue Reading...
US Potato Board Thanksgiving dinner at Terraz
Thanksgiving is hardly celebrated in the Philippines but each year we're lucky enough to celebrate it in a fabulous way courtesy of our friends from the US Potato Board. It has become a tradition to enjoy a multi-course dinner prepared by a celebrity chef with much wine and chatter to go around. You'd certainly feel you were in good ol' America! Venue for this year's festivity was Terraz, a fine dining Continental restaurant at the Zuellig Building in Makati. I was glad to set foot here for the first time after snaking through Manila's infamous rush hour pre-holiday ... Continue Reading...
Holiday cooking by Chef Sau at the Maya Kitchen
It's barely three weeks before Christmas and some of us are already planning which festive, delectable food will grace our tables. Learn from the expert as Maya Kitchen's Elite Culinary Series presents chef Sau Del Rosario in a Noche Buena special tomorrow, December 5, from 9am to 1pm. Chef Sau - who is presently the culinary director for the Center for Culinary Arts Manila - will teach guests and students how to prepare the following holiday dishes: Tamales, a type of Filipino rice cake made from rice flour simmered with coconut, annatto and shrimp stock ... Continue Reading...
Authentic Flavours of Thailand at Cucina in @marcopolomanila
Just a heads-up: last two days to catch the Authentic Flavours of Thailand promotion over at Marco Polo Ortigas' all-day dining restaurant Cucina, if you're hankering for real Thai food this weekend. Two Bangkok-based chefs were especially flown in for the week-long event. They are Chefs Sunisa Nualthongkaew and Watcharavee Rujechotiphat. They held a cooking demo and will prepare well-loved Thai dishes for all diners of Cucina. Among these are popular classics like pad thai, goong sa rong (deep fried prawns in vermicelli), tom yung goong & this delicious green ... Continue Reading...
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