Dessert Comes First is Featured in the Philippine Daily Inquirer
Thu, August 31st of 2006
12:03 pm
I’m terribly flattered to be featured in today’s Philippine Daily Inquirer, in the Kitchen Rescue column of Reggie Aspiras. For those of you in the Philippines, please grab a copy of the newspaper if you’re interested. For those elsewhere and those who prefer to read it online, here it is. The feature comes with quite a few of my photos. I’ll attempt to scan the article the way it appears in the paper and put it online.
Thanks so much to Reggie Aspiras and to those of you who’ve emailed/texted telling me they saw the feature.
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Based in Manila, Philippines, Dessert Comes First is a chronicle of the food-obsessed food writer, Lori Baltazar. This website is all about desserts, restaurants, coffee, and the pleasures of homebaking. Read more about me 
Hi Lori! CONGRATULATIONS!! I agree with Ms. Aspiras – your pictures are REALLY REALLY great. It has an effect of making mouths water – immediately. But for me, my jaw drops instantly!!
Congratulations Lori!
Yehaaaaaaa!!
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Comment by canDIshhh — August 31, 2006 @ 12:22 pm
Ms. Aspiras’ column was the first thing I read in the newspaper this morning. The pictures she used caught my attention because they looked so familiar!
Congrats Ms. Lori for your feature in PDI
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Comment by Crissy — August 31, 2006 @ 12:54 pm
I’ll say it again: “to me her food shots rival those of donna hay and martha stewart” wooohooo I agree! You really have so much talent, and I’m grateful you share it all with us in so many ways.
Congrats on the article!
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Comment by christine — August 31, 2006 @ 1:12 pm
cool pics! I really think you should follow Miss Aspiras’ suggestion. Go for it!!
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Comment by anna — August 31, 2006 @ 3:16 pm
i’m looking at the inquirer right now. this led me to your blog…yummy!
i love the imaginative , appealing way you frame your shots. thanks for blogging and sharing your food trips with us!
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Comment by mojacko — August 31, 2006 @ 4:57 pm
Hi again, when I first saw your name in Ms. Reggie’s column, I told myself, I know this Lori B. she’s mentioning…and I was right when I read the whole article. YAY! Again, congrats…so how does it feel to be a celebrity?
malou
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Comment by babsie — August 31, 2006 @ 4:58 pm
Congratulations on the feature! You’ve really come a long way since we first talked about your blog. Kudos!
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Comment by Eric — August 31, 2006 @ 6:55 pm
Congratulations Lori! Everything Reggie Aspiras wrote was well deserved. Told ya you’re good!
I’m just curious about those two deleted comments…
Hehe.
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Comment by Chris — August 31, 2006 @ 7:51 pm
haha, i chanced upon that article today too, and i rarely even read the papers! congratulations!
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Comment by cher — August 31, 2006 @ 8:46 pm
hi lori! congratulations (i think that you’re already comfortable and “sanay” to be praised by known people since you’re really good with your craft :p ) The baking demo last saturday was really fun. I got to learn a lot from you and was able to meet new bakers. Through this activity I got more inspired to offer more great and affordable baking ingredients and materials to our fellow baking enthusiasts! More power and we hope to attend more demos just like what you offered
Ingrid
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Comment by Ingrid Mediarito — August 31, 2006 @ 9:17 pm
Hi Lori! Congratulations!! You truly deserve to be featured in PDI!!! I’m sure millions now know about your blog. Here’s to more wonderful appetite-stimulating pictures! And the greatest career ahead! All the best!
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Comment by magafoodie — August 31, 2006 @ 10:49 pm
Chris, the one above mine I deleted because I typed “Woogoo” instead of “woohoo”. The typo sounded too wierd to let pass. hehe But I’m not responsible for the other deletion.
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Comment by christine — September 1, 2006 @ 2:01 am
Hi Lori! I’m a Filipino-Canadian residing in Toronto and I read your article in Ms. Aspiras’ column on PDI. Your pictures are world-class! Mabuhay ka!
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Comment by Maria — September 1, 2006 @ 3:38 am
Congratulations Lori! That is wonderful, and I too have to agree with Ms. Aspiras- I’m always hungry looking at your pictures, and they always turn out so beautifully!
I also wanted to let you know that in honor of Blog Day, I tagged your blog
. You are one of my favorite blogs to read! 
Jennifer
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Comment by Jennifer — September 1, 2006 @ 12:43 pm
Thanks for the info Christine. So, you can delete your own comment pala. Didn’t know that.
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Comment by Chris — September 2, 2006 @ 12:49 am
Congratulations on the mention. It’s always nice when the hulkingly slow giant that is the mainstream media catch up with the speed-of-light happenings in the blogosphere. =)
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Comment by wysgal — September 2, 2006 @ 2:30 pm
Congrats, Lori!!
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Comment by pg — September 3, 2006 @ 5:01 am
well-deserved! you do have the best photography of Filipino food blogs. congratulations!
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Comment by Mita — September 3, 2006 @ 11:33 am
Lori, congratulations! Ms. Aspiras is right, you’re really good.
Keep up the good work.
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Comment by Lani — September 3, 2006 @ 2:16 pm
Congrats Lori
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Comment by chefsy kassy — September 3, 2006 @ 6:06 pm
Great Talent! I’m always at awe with your work : the yummy goodies & the beautiful pictures.
Congratulations Lori.
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Comment by majesty — September 3, 2006 @ 11:33 pm
It’s about time. Congratulations!
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Comment by Patricia — October 1, 2006 @ 10:12 am
Congratulations! It just shows how creative Filipinos are especially when it ocmes to culinary arts. Filipino desserts are easy to make like recipes on http://www.filipinodesserts.net. Check it out!
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Comment by toninoname — October 24, 2008 @ 12:09 am