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...
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“I’m unloading four months’ worth of absence on your table once you get here,” Nomama’s chef-owner tells me.
This isn’t just a breaded pork chop.“I’m not really a fan of fried food,” Peachy Concepcion tells me. “You’re not?!” My eyes widen in disbelief. She chuckles at my reaction. “At least not until John [her husband] took me to try this katsu restaurant at a train station in Osaka.” She smiles at the recollection....
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The original title of this post is, “What I Eat When I Don’t Want To Eat (Too Much).”I’ve been avoiding food since January 1. I seriously went gangbusters with the Christmas ham and went beyond my feed limit during the holidays. Now I’m paying the consequences and it’s So. Not. Fun. So when I receive a late-night...
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This is a bowl of ramen whose spice level goes up to 20. But your mouth won’t feel a thing.I’m a great fan of Anonymous Paul, part of the triumvirate over at the great website Table For Three, Please, one of the few local food blogs I read. I admire Paul’s photography skills and his talent as a jewelry designer – one...
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This ain’t yo’ mama-san’s ramen.Chef Him Uy de Baron is one of the first chefs I interviewed years ago as a fledgling food writer. Our initial meeting was in 2003 where I boldly asked him, “Is ‘Him’ really your real name?” and he shot back, “Yes!” We’ve kept in touch since then. I ask for his advice (mostly...
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