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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 […]

 
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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, […]

 
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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 […]

 
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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 […]

 
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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, […]

 
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Ramen Like No Other

(New York) –  There must be something about a restaurant if people are cheerfully willing to wait for more than an hour to get seats for dinner. I was forewarned by some of my New Yorker friends about the notorious […]

 
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Night Cap at Fish

(New York) –  This city can be really exhausting.  Waking up early to start travailing the touristy routes, shopping, food tasting, meeting up with local friends, club hopping and so forth. Coming to New York surely breaks the monotony of […]

 
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Say Hello to Ola!

(Miami) – What is a trip to Miami without trying some ceviche? I brought my friends to Ola at the Sanctuary Hotel in South Beach to have a taste of the phenomenal “Fire and Ice” ceviche. It’s exceptionally good- a […]

 
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Bread Pudding with Cognac Sauce

(Chicago) – I still remember my Lola (“grandmother”) gathering the stale pan de sal from the previous days’ breakfast. She brought out the llaneras (oval metal baking pans) to be used as mold for her impromptu bread pudding. I never […]

 
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Ihawan Makes Pinoys Full and Proud

(New York) – I love almost all kinds of cuisines and you bet that Filipino food is on top of my list. Everywhere I go, I plan to visit a Pinoy restaurant if some place exists. Well in New York, […]

 
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