(Atlanta) – I’m a carnivore. I love meat beyond explanation. At one point, I got into a heated brawl in a Brazilian restaurant in New York when they refused to serve me lamb shank...
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July 4 = BBQ
(Chicago) – I should feel guilty. I am more excited for July 4 American independence day than the June 12 Philippine Independence. While my nationalistic hunger for anything-Filipino still remains intact, I can deduce that the only reason for this is BBQ. July 4 is the perfect holiday to bring out your grill, invite friends to share some good food and drinks, and watch fireworks together. I have not hosted a 4th of July party before so this year I thought of inviting a few friends and whip up something on the grill. An initial plan of 15 friends in my guest list doubled after an hour from the time the…
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True to Form Fajita
(Chicago) – Just a little background, “fajita” is the diminutive form of Spanish word “faja” which mean belt or griddle. In Filipino, we call it similarly but with different spelling, “paha”. Nowadays, fajita is referred to as a Mexican dish composed of any grilled meat with onion, bell pepper on tortilla. For obvious reasons, skirt steak was first used for this dish that’s why it’s called “fajita”. But there are many variations now like chicken fajita, lamb, beef or shrimp. Calling some dish “fajita” without skirt steak in it is plainly illogical. Well, everything in this universe evolves, including the term “fajita”. To adhere to the original form of “fajita”, I used…
