Seduced by butternut squash, meat pies, sushi trains, lamingtons, caramel slices, gelato, ginger beer, scones, hot chocolate cafés, and discovering the difference between a flat white and a latte.
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The sundae of my youth is still alive but smaller and has way too many bananas.As a kid growing up in Jakarta, Indonesia, my supreme happiness was found in a sundae, a Hot Fudge Sundae from Swensen’s, to be exact. At Jakarta’s sole Swensen’s store found in the Ratu Plaza mall, I can still remember the plastic ice cream...
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To my mind, Ian Carandang is the foremost artisan ice cream maker in the country.He started his ice cream business, Sebastian’s, at roughly the same time I started Dessert Comes First. And in the six years since, I’ve chronicled his rise and contributed my input along the way. Ian is one of DCF’s most loyal, ardent fans,...
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It’s a short list but these are exceptional, my favorites from the buffet at the Peninsula Manila’s Escolta restaurant.I’m not a fan of buffets or, as they’re called now, interactive food stations, which is why I probably haven’t been to Escolta at the Peninsula Manila since it opened quite some time ago. A special...
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