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Star Adobo

(Chicago) – Monday: pork adobo; Tuesday: chicken adobo; Wednesday: vegetable adobo; Thursday: fish adobo; Friday: school cafeteria lunch.  I am not exaggerating.  This was my typical weekly lunch pack menu that my lola prepared for me when I was in […]

 
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Brunch Series: Tre Kronor

(Chicago) – I have never heard of Swedish food until I moved here to Chicago a few years ago. There are at least 5 Swedish restaurants in my area alone and all of these places specialize in breakfast/brunch. A few […]

 
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Eating Las Vegas

(Las Vegas) – Gambling, Entertainment, Drinking, Fun, and the Food….oh the Food!!  That’s what I’d always heard about Las Vegas.  In actuality, my experience was a mixed bag when it came to the restaurants.  Greatness exists, but some places disappoint.

 
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No Reservations (2007)

  (Chicago) – Food can be addictive; some people find comfort in eating in great quantity and others get obsessed in perfecting their craft in making food. Too much of anything can cause serious problems. However, food can be your […]

 
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Go Healthy at Healthy Shabu-Shabu

(Manila) – After doing my last minute shopping in Robinson’s Galleria with my “Ating” (my eldest sister), we called in the rest of the gang, her husband, my husband and my youngest sister to have dinner for the last time […]

 
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Sushi House of Jeremy

(Chicago) – A few weeks ago, my friend Jeremy threw a fabulous housewarming party to showcase his newly renovated abode in Chicago.  I had seen his place even before the renovation started and I can say that the transformation was […]

 
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Easter Brunch at Devon Seafood

(Chicago) –  I didn’t strictly follow the no-red-meat fasting for the whole Lenten season. However, I consciously spent a couple of days without eating meat or poultry and this made me look forward to having an abundant brunch on Easter. […]

 
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Home for Easter! : Mobile Snapshots

(Manila) – As soon as I luckily booked that cheap Singapore Airlines flight (yes, cheaper than my fave budget carriers!) all I can think about is – aside from seeing my family of course – FOOD! Living in a foreign […]

 
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Paella a la Pobre

(Chicago) – Rice is the star of every Filipino meal.  Other than steamed white rice, Filipinos enjoy so many variations of rice dishes like Chinese fried rice (yang chow), garlic rice, adobo rice, tinapa rice (smoked fish), black rice (squid ink) […]

 
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Sparkling Food for the Heart

(Chicago) – Valentine’s Day is one of those yearly events that I don’t mind indulging in good food. If I eat in quantity on turkey, ham and desserts during Thanksgiving Day, I search for something restrained, distinctive, pretty and gratifying […]

 
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