It’s difficult to restrain my praise for these two chefs.Previously featured Christmas Gift List purveyors Chefs Ed and Booj catered the lunch at my Food Photography Workshop last September and there are some people who remember the meal more than they do the workshop. Indeed, dishes like mussel-chorizo paella and crispy pork...
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When it comes to bottled fish products and dipping sauces, no one does them better than Arnold.Previously featured Christmas Gift List purveyors . I’m still getting calls from friends whom I gifted last Christmas with bottles of Arnold’s Spicy Tinapa. When we meet, eyes still roll to the heavens and tentative queries –...
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It was Raul who opened my eyes to the magic created between local ingredients and chocolate.Previously featured Christmas Gift List purveyors . “Believe it or not, Lori, I’m a Filipino first and last.” That was what Raul Matias, chocolatier and proprietor of Machiavelli Chocolatier told me when we first met. After several...
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Her name might not be familiar to you at first, but that’s because there’s been a name change.Previously featured Christmas Gift List purveyors Sugarbee is the former Fudgies by Jenny S., maker of those tempting molten lava cakes in the shape of a huge flower, the result of baking them in those aluminum ensaymada molds. If...
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“Must we stick to dessert?” Chef Gene Gonzalez asks me. After much discussion over dessert (!) we decide to stick to the sweets.Previously featured Christmas Gift List purveyors . Everybody knows who Gene Gonzalez is: chef extraordinaire, wine connoisseur, cookbook author, and owner of his own cooking school among many other...
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Seduction, serenity, and style – all from TWG Tea.It’s at Sweet Bella Café where I discover that TWG Tea is available locally. I’d enjoyed frequenting their tea patisseries when in Singapore and I’m ecstatic that their products are now in Manila. TWG stands for The Wellness Group, a luxury concept established in...
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