Fine Filipino Food in a Fine Filipino Home
Mar 29, 12 
Filipino cuisine modern in execution and inspired by tradition.
read moreRediscovering Megamall, My New Favorites
Feb 21, 12 
Megamall, you will be forgotten no more.There was a time I practically lived in Megamall, all throughout college (it opened when I was a freshman) and for one year when I was working in the Ortigas area. I was there so often that I actually counted how many steps there were in the staircase leading down from the MRT to Megamall...
read moreChristmas Gift List Purveyor #17: Sau del Rosario & Jam Melchor of Villa Café
Nov 09, 11 
“My god Sau, I’ve just about given up on you,” I say.Previously featured Christmas Gift List purveyors . Trying to nail down Chef Sau del Rosario is like shooting for the moon. He misses all the deadlines I give to my purveyors and I even have to resort to getting messages to him through his assistant. But I back off and...
read moreA Piece on Pino
Sep 06, 11 
This is a long post, but like the meal it narrates, good food can’t be rushed.Pino has always been on my restaurant radar. I hadn’t eaten there until recently but I’ve known its chef-owner, Edward (Ed) Bugia since 2007. I’ve judged several of his dishes on TV cooking show contests, and we’ve also shared many good meals...
read moreCaldereta & ‘que at Countryside
Aug 02, 11 
This eatery is my idea of a hole-in-the-wall, and it’s one of my favorites.Countryside was one of those restaurants that I’d drive by everyday when I was in college. I never ate there though, I was too busy with Full House and Sally’s (gosh, I miss those places). Plus, my boyfriend at the time once pointed at Countryside...
read moreThe Unforgettable Fish Dish
Jan 10, 11 ![The Unforgettable Fish Dish]()
Joseph & Jaemark’s resurfaces and I finally meet the man responsible for my favorite fish dish.It’s a cruel joke. The year after I write about ”finding” Joseph & Jaemark’s again, I visit only to find the windows boarded up and an ominous “Under Renovations” sign tacked to the front door. Such telltale...
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