Hot Hot Hot Sotanghon
(Chicago) – A fresh hot soup is a big relief from the painfully biting winter cold here in the Midwest. This dish is hearty enough as a full meal but very simple and inexpensive to make. For this reason, it […]
Monthly archive January, 2011
Teeny Weeny Mighty Pan de sal
(Chicago) – This is probably the most popular bread in the Philippines. I can’t recall a day in my 20 years of stay in Manila that we never had pan de sal on the table for breakfast. It is inexpensive, […]
Top Chef S5: New York Ep01
The hip Brooklyn neighborhood of Williamsburg is the culinary battleground for this fifth season of the Bravo hit, as another crop of 16 contestants undergo numerous cooking challenges in a bid to become the titular Top Chef. Hosted by Padma […]
Peter Luger is Timeless
(New York) – Peter Luger has been feeding New Yorkers, and people from all over the world actually, with the finest steaks even before Philippines achieved its independence in 1898. Yes, it’s older than anyone of us. But the dry […]
Kevin Rathbun’s Meat Paradise
(Atlanta) – Humbly tucked in a warehouse district in Inman Park, Atlanta, Rathbun is a spectacular hideaway for those meat and seafood lovers alike. It is far from Marta trains and touristy routes; though it is a short drive or […]
Is the Holiday Over Yet?
(Chicago) – It’s been quite some time since my last post. Well, like most of the Filipinos from all over the world, my calendar was pretty swamped with various holiday festivities. Though the degree of Christmas feel here in the […]
Tocino, Less the Cancer
(Chicago) – We, Pinoys, love our tocino. I am personally addicted to this especially if it comes with a mound of fried rice and over-easy eggs. For the uninitiated, tocino is a highly sweet cured meat, either pork or chicken, […]