http://dessertcomesfirst.com An obsession with dessert and other unabashed opinions of a food writer Wed, 23 May 2012 12:14:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://dessertcomesfirst.com/archives/9142/ http://dessertcomesfirst.com/archives/9142/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 03:11:06 +0000 Lori http://dessertcomesfirst.com/?p=9142 Wow, that's some killer caricature of me.]]> http://dessertcomesfirst.com/archives/9142/feed/ 4 http://dessertcomesfirst.com/archives/8810/ http://dessertcomesfirst.com/archives/8810/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 01:00:01 +0000 Lori http://dessertcomesfirst.com/?p=8810 A dream in dessert deliberating texture and temperature.]]> http://dessertcomesfirst.com/archives/8810/feed/ 5 http://dessertcomesfirst.com/archives/8172/ http://dessertcomesfirst.com/archives/8172/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:43:28 +0000 Lori http://dessertcomesfirst.com/?p=8172 Of course these foods aren’t limited to Christmas, but they seem even more delicious when eaten at this time of year. I ask several people what their favorite foods with queso de bola (QdB) are. The initial reactions are almost always similar: a sharp intake of breath with a simultaneous closing of the eyes and [...]]]> http://dessertcomesfirst.com/archives/8172/feed/ 22 http://dessertcomesfirst.com/archives/7530/ http://dessertcomesfirst.com/archives/7530/#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 04:07:38 +0000 Lori http://dessertcomesfirst.com/?p=7530 I’m taking you behind the scenes of FOOD magazine’s Christmas issue shoot. Going to ABS-CBN is like coming home for me. It was here that I had my first job right out of college as a newscaster for Studio 23, and a mere four years later, it was also here that I began my career [...]]]> http://dessertcomesfirst.com/archives/7530/feed/ 9 http://dessertcomesfirst.com/archives/7504/ http://dessertcomesfirst.com/archives/7504/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 02:34:25 +0000 Lori http://dessertcomesfirst.com/?p=7504 I’m starting and ending the week with chocolate. Chocolates ruled my childhood but among the scores of brown bars and silver wrappers scattered in my memory, one gold tin sticks out. From an overhead view, the tin’s top was the shape of a cocoa bean, its body extending down and straightening into a slim line [...]]]> http://dessertcomesfirst.com/archives/7504/feed/ 26 http://dessertcomesfirst.com/archives/7497/ http://dessertcomesfirst.com/archives/7497/#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 07:31:02 +0000 Lori http://dessertcomesfirst.com/?p=7497 Allow me a moment of immodesty. This is the cover of the August-September 2011 issue of Fully Booked’s Zine. And yes, that’s me on the front. It’s my very first cover and I’m so proud of how it’s turned out. Paul Mondok shot all the photos of me, and my friend and fellow writer Yvette [...]]]> http://dessertcomesfirst.com/archives/7497/feed/ 36 http://dessertcomesfirst.com/archives/7248/ http://dessertcomesfirst.com/archives/7248/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 01:16:08 +0000 Lori http://dessertcomesfirst.com/?p=7248 Vote for Word Slayer and The One. Cast your votes. The Globe Tatt Awards seeks to honor greatness in social media, Filipino netizens who have tapped into their energy to build a fierce and unforgettable social media presence. Last month, the nominations were collected and tallied by the Council of Judges; and somewhere, some people [...]]]> http://dessertcomesfirst.com/archives/7248/feed/ 21 http://dessertcomesfirst.com/archives/3607/ http://dessertcomesfirst.com/archives/3607/#comments Mon, 28 Feb 2011 06:21:11 +0000 Lori http://dessertcomesfirst.com/?p=3607 100 tickets, 33 dishes and desserts, 11 raffle prizes, 1 epic anniversary party. When I threw the very first Dessert Comes First Party back in 2006, the website wasn’t even a year old yet. Five years later in 2011, Dessert Comes First is still here but it’s completely different from what it was back then. [...]]]> http://dessertcomesfirst.com/archives/3607/feed/ 24 http://dessertcomesfirst.com/archives/3561/ http://dessertcomesfirst.com/archives/3561/#comments Tue, 15 Feb 2011 04:31:28 +0000 Lori http://dessertcomesfirst.com/?p=3561 A meal for free at my current favorite restaurant. As a professional food writer, it’s incumbent on me to keep my restaurant preferences to myself. I write about so many aspects of the food industry and the brilliant people that make it run, so it’s really best to keep my mind open and my mouth [...]]]> http://dessertcomesfirst.com/archives/3561/feed/ 48 http://dessertcomesfirst.com/archives/3534/ http://dessertcomesfirst.com/archives/3534/#comments Tue, 08 Feb 2011 03:51:22 +0000 Lori http://dessertcomesfirst.com/?p=3534 Four lucky people will receive these Belgian chocolate hampers on Valentine’s Day. Absolutely FREE and delivered NATIONWIDE. It’s Valentine’s Day and you hear the doorbell ring. A courier is standing there with an enormous chocolate hamper for you. This is a deluxe hamper filled with creations from master Belgian chocolatier, Benoit Nicolay. As the genius [...]]]> http://dessertcomesfirst.com/archives/3534/feed/ 127